Broadcast Engineer Placement – London Bureau

Paramount Group; Chiswick; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

CBS News London Bureau is seeking a broadcast engineer placement to join the team responsible for operation, maintenance and improvement of technical facilities. You will support ongoing operation, monitoring and troubleshooting, including system upgrades and developing new workflows to improve efficiency.

This placement is for a recent school leaver with on-the-job training. You will work with the team to develop workflows, maintain equipment, and support a wide range of tasks from ingest and

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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.

Skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Windows/Microsoft Office

Broadcast tech interest

LiveU knowledge

Zoom usage

Sony camera knowledge

Editing & MAM

Broadcast environment experience

Curiosity about tech

Tools

Zoom

LiveU

Editing systems

Media asset management

Sony cameras

Job description

CBS News London Bureau is seeking a broadcast engineer placement to join the team responsible for operation, maintenance and improvement of technical facilities. You will support ongoing operation, monitoring and troubleshooting, including system upgrades and developing new workflows to improve efficiency.

This placement is for a recent school leaver with on-the-job training. You will work with the team to develop workflows, maintain equipment, and support a wide range of tasks from ingest and