Broadcast Engineer Placement / Intern

CBS News and Stations; Brentford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site London Bureau

On-the-job training

Job summary

CBS News and Stations in London is offering a broadcast engineering placement to support the operation, maintenance and improvement of technical facilities in the London Bureau and offsite. You will assist with monitoring, troubleshooting and system upgrades while gaining on-the-job training in broadcast technology.

The role suits a recent school/college/university leaver and involves hands-on work across ingest, playout, switching, downlinking and OB setups, with a clear path to developing

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Interest in broadcast technology and willingness to learn on the job.
• Comfort with Windows/Office and basic IT concepts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in operation, maintenance and improvement of technical facilities in the London Bureau and offsite.
• Support with monitoring, troubleshooting and system upgrades to improve efficiency.
• Ingest footage, playout, switch video/audio lines, downlink via satellite or LiveU.
• Record Zoom calls, create comms links for IFB and 4-wire field communications.
• QA and monitor broadcast facilities; perform basic equipment repairs and OB setup.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Broadcast technology interest

Windows & Office proficiency

Education

Recent school/college/university leaver

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office

LiveU

Zoom

Editing systems

Media asset management

Job description

Is this the role for you?

CBS News is the news division of Skydance. It produces television programmes including CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and Face the Nation, as well as CBS News Radio. The London Bureau provides international news coverage for all broadcasts across the division.

Is this the role for you?

CBS News is the news division of Skydance. It produces television programmes including CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and Face the Nation, as well as CBS News Radio. The London Bureau provides international news coverage for all broadcasts across the division.

What will you be doing?

The broadcast engineer placement will join the team responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the technical facilities in the London Bureau and offsite. They will support the Broadcast Engineers with the ongoing operation, monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of the technical facilities, including implementing system upgrades and creating novel solutions to provide ongoing efficiency and increase functionality.

This is a placement position for a recent school, college or university leaver, where the successful applicant will undergo on-the-job training in the operations of the department. They will work closely with the team to support operational requirements, develop new solutions to workflows and maintain equipment. Examples of the wide breadth of work the department carries out:

• Ingest of file-based footage into the editing system using appropriate workflows
• Playout of footage from the editing system, including baseband video and file-based exports
• Switching of video and audio lines
• Downlinking of video material via satellite, LiveU or other mediums
• Recording of Zoom calls and other online conferencing solutions
• Creation of comms links for IFB and 4-wire communication in the field
• QA of video feeds
• Monitoring and maintaining broadcast facilities, and troubleshooting system failures
• Installation, operation and dismantling of 'outside broadcast' facilities
• Improving technical facilities and workflows
• Carrying out basic repairs on equipment

Role Details

• Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00
• Location: on-site at the CBS News London (Chiswick) Bureau.
• Pay: £29,000 per annum paid hourly.

What are we looking for?

Essential:

• Great communication skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Self-motivated and self-driven
• Use of Microsoft Windows systems, including Microsoft Office
• Inquisitive and interested in broadcast technology
• Genuine, demonstrable interest in technology outside of education/work

Desirable:

• Knowledge of LiveU products
• Use of Zoom
• Knowledge of camera systems (Sony)
• Experience with editing and media asset management systems
• Experience in a broadcasting, or similar, environment

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS Evening News, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.

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