Studio Engineer, Elstree

BBC Studios; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London Weighting

25 days annual leave

Job summary

BBC Studioworks is recruiting a Studio Engineer to ensure the reliability, performance and readiness of broadcast systems supporting high-profile productions. You will work across studios, rig and troubleshoot a wide range of equipment while delivering under operational pressure.

The role requires strong technical expertise, flexibility and the ability to adapt to tight schedules, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to safety and documentation processes.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications, training, or demonstrable experience in broadcast engineering within a television studio or live production environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, align, modify and troubleshoot broadcast equipment and systems, ensuring all technical facilities meet operational and production requirements.
• Partner with production teams and colleagues to plan technical solutions, provide expert advice, and deliver programme requirements effectively.
• Monitor and maintain technical standards across sound, vision and data signal paths, ensuring faults are resolved quickly with minimal disruption.
• Drive technical innovation by developing, testing and implementing new equipment, systems and workflows to improve operational capability.
• Rig, configure and operate broadcast equipment including recorders, servers, cameras, monitoring facilities and location-based technical systems.
• Lead or support equipment installations, refurbishments, acceptance testing and complex fault resolution, working with specialist departments, contractors and manufacturers as required.
• Support team development through training, coaching and supervision of junior staff and trainees, while maintaining health and safety compliance, documentation and operational reporting.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

Live production

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Cameras

Routers

Vision mixers

Audio mixers

Talkback systems

Monitoring equipment

Servers

Broadcast networks

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Studioworks

LOCATION: On-site - London Elstree Studios

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £45,000 - £50,000 plus £5441 London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Please note: While BBC Studios offers 26 days of annual leave, Studioworks provides 25 days. Other benefits may also vary slightly between the two entities.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOWORKS

BBC Studioworks is a commercial subsidiary of BBC Studios providing studios and post production services to all the major TV broadcasters and production companies including the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, Amazon & Netflix. Located across sites in Elstree and Television Centre in White City, our London facilities are home to some of the nation’s most watched and loved television shows. We offer world-class studio and post production spaces, equip them with the right technology and engage the most dedicated and talented people in the industry. By doing this, we bring shows to life.

We have 3 studios at BBC TV Centre one of which is 4K UHD capable. Elstree having 3 dedicated studios for our commercial work and an additional 9 shooting areas and 4 galleries to film the continuing Drama Eastenders. Studioworks also have a studio in Glasgow at Kelvin Hall and also at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Studio Engineer, you will ensure the reliability, performance and readiness of broadcast systems supporting one of the UK's most iconic productions, EastEnders. Working across studios and technical areas, you will maintain, rig, troubleshoot, modify and operate a wide range of broadcast equipment, including cameras, routers, mixers, sound desks and communications systems. The role requires strong technical expertise, flexibility and the ability to deliver under operational and programme pressures.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a fast-paced, high-profile production environment where no two days are the same. You'll collaborate closely with production teams, anticipate their needs and contribute to the delivery of world-class television. The role offers exposure to diverse technologies and systems, opportunities to solve complex technical challenges, and the chance to develop your skills while supporting a flagship BBC programme.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Maintain, align, modify and troubleshoot broadcast equipment and systems, ensuring all technical facilities meet operational and production requirements.
• Partner with production teams and colleagues to plan technical solutions, provide expert advice, and deliver programme requirements effectively.
• Monitor and maintain technical standards across sound, vision and data signal paths, ensuring faults are resolved quickly with minimal disruption.
• Drive technical innovation by developing, testing and implementing new equipment, systems and workflows to improve operational capability.
• Rig, configure and operate broadcast equipment including recorders, servers, cameras, monitoring facilities and location-based technical systems.
• Lead or support equipment installations, refurbishments, acceptance testing and complex fault resolution, working with specialist departments, contractors and manufacturers as required.
• Support team development through training, coaching and supervision of junior staff and trainees, while maintaining health and safety compliance, documentation and operational reporting.

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Relevant qualifications, training, or demonstrable experience in broadcast engineering within a television studio or live production environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of broadcast systems, including cameras, routers, vision and audio mixers, sound desks, communications systems, talkback infrastructure, computer systems, and networks.
• Experience working with a variety of broadcast technologies and software platforms, with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems and workflows.
• Ability to assess and maintain high technical standards, including the critical evaluation of television pictures, waveforms, audio quality, and signal integrity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer-focused approach and the ability to build effective relationships with production and operational teams.
• Proven problem-solving skills, using sound judgement to identify solutions, prioritise workloads effectively, and determine when to elevate or delegate tasks.
• A self‑motivated and collaborative team player who thrives under pressure, demonstrates flexibility in a fast‑paced production environment, and has sufficient colour vision and hearing to carry out the duties of the role.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

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Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.