Broadcast Engineering Supervisor

Premier League; Southall; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports organization is seeking Broadcast Engineering Supervisors in Southall, England, to manage a first-line broadcast engineering team. The role involves overseeing the real-time management and support of complex video and audio infrastructure, ensuring the continuous uptime of critical content services, and leading projects related to technology upgrades. Ideal candidates will have experience in broadcast management, team leadership, and familiarity with Ultra-HD and HDR workflows. Strong communication skills are essential, and the role requires both onsite presence and remote collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a broadcast or production management role.
• Experience managing a team and developing their skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Familiarity with cloud-based broadcast solutions.
• Experience implementing broadcast infrastructure upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Manage and inspire the Broadcast Engineering Team.
• Lead on technical authority during Premier League match days.
• Work with IT to optimize media networks.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards in workflows.
• Develop disaster recovery plans.

Skills

Team management

Ultra-HD & HDR experience

Project management

Communication skills

Technical troubleshooting

Tools

Ross Ultrix Platform

EVS Servers

Calrec Audio Consoles

Job description

The Broadcast Engineering Supervisors will manage a team of people and be responsible for the real‑time management, support and administration of complex data‑led and automation‑driven video and audio infrastructure including studios, live galleries, operations centre, post‑production and MAM facilities. Reporting to the Head of Systems & Engineering, they will be responsible for ensuring the continuous uptime of critical high‑value content services, servicing and maintaining infrastructure in line with manufacturer guidelines and good practice, as well as planning and delivering technology projects and upgrades. Calm under pressure with excellent communication skills, they will manage priorities and incidents, key stakeholders, third‑party vendors and their teams. The Broadcast Engineering Supervisors will work closely with wider Premier League Studios technology colleagues and, when necessary, engage with colleagues across the wider PL business ecosystem. You will be expected to attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, develop and inspire the first‑line Broadcast Engineering Team
• Be the lead technical authority and escalation/incident manager on Premier League match days
• Work with IT colleagues to monitor and optimise live and file media networks, addressing issues related to multicast, Quality of Service (QoS) and redundancy protocols
• Work closely with operations colleagues and third‑party suppliers to manage and maintain service and respond to incidents
• Be responsible for on‑premise and SaaS Broadcast infrastructure, systems and services
• Have excellent ST‑2110 and NMOS knowledge and experience
• Maintain a deep understanding of live and post‑production broadcast workflows
• Develop complex Ultra‑HD and HDR workflows
• Ensure business and industry best practices are followed
• Maintain and develop disaster recovery plans
• Ensure all planned and remedial works are managed in the ITSM ticket system
• Plan and implement upgrades and patches
• Lead projects including design, documentation, implementation and testing
• Support production colleagues working onsite and remotely
• Provide technical leadership in response to service‑impacting issues
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry standards and practices to recommend and implement improvements to existing systems
• Act as the technical authority for change management
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, network diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate broadcast equipment into IP‑based workflows
• Manage suppliers against SLAs and contracts
• Monitor and report service availability

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a similar broadcast or production management role
• Team management, development and coaching experience
• Experience with Ultra‑HD & HDR standards and working practices
• Familiarity with cloud‑based broadcast solutions and virtualization technologies
• Ability to manage, lead and prioritise tasks in a high‑pressure environment
• Project management and stakeholder management experience
• Experience managing budgets, hardware lifecycles and maintenance schedules
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to translate technical language to non‑technical people
• Experience implementing Broadcast infrastructure upgrades and refreshes
• Experience using an ITSM or ticketing system to track and resolve issues
• Hands‑on and remote technical troubleshooting skills

Core Technologies

• ST‑2110 & NMOS networks deployed on Arista fabric & EVS endpoints
• Ross Ultrix Platform & Carbonite switchers
• Skyline Dataminer
• EVS Cerebrum
• Viz Mosart
• TAG Multiviewers
• EVS XT Servers

Additional Technologies

• Fonn Saga
• Fonn Mimir
• Qvest Quib
• Calrec Audio Consoles
• Riedel Artist Communication systems
• Xytech scheduling system

Premier League Studios are looking for two Broadcast Engineering Supervisors to lead a high‑performing first‑line broadcast engineering team at their new production facility in West London.

In November 2024, the Premier League announced it was establishing a new in‑house media operations business launching at the start of the 2026/27 Premier League Season. Premier League Studios will be responsible for all international media content production and distribution, providing a best‑in‑class content service to the Premier League's partners and millions of passionate fans around the world. The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.