Broadcast Operations Assistant

Virgin Media Business Ireland; Ireland; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Birthday day off

Contributory pension

Healthcare

Discounts on mobile, broadband and TV

Job summary

Virgin Media Television is seeking a Broadcast Operations Assistant to join our fast-paced studio environment. You will support autocue, studio duties, and set-up, collaborating with the Director and team to ensure smooth programme flow.

The role offers hands-on learning across the full range of studio operations and requires a proactive, technically minded individual ready to troubleshoot as needed.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of the workings of a studio environment.
• Excellent computer and keyboard skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience working on a variety of studio shows including News, Sports, Current Affairs and Entertainment.
• Experience of iNews would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Work across VMTV studio programmes & events.
• Autocue operation.
• Fulfilling general studio duties.
• Assist with any studio set‑up requirements that may be required.
• Work with the Director and wider studio team to ensure that deadlines are met and programmes flow smoothly.
• Assisting the Central Services team with fulfilment of tasks.

Skills

Studio operations understanding

Attention to detail

Team player

Excellent computer skills

Problem solving under pressure

Tools

iNews

Job description

Broadcast Operations Assistant – Virgin Media Television

About Virgin Media:

Virgin Media is the leading connected entertainment, cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Every day we deliver connections that really matter for Irish Consumers and Businesses with multi award-winning services including broadband, TV, mobile and home phone. Our Virgin Media Business division provides the fastest broadband speeds and connectivity solutions for entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector. Virgin Media Television, our broadcast division, is Ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster offering four free-to-air channels: Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, Virgin Media Four as well as Virgin Media Play. We are a significant investor in home produced content, including news, current affairs and drama, as well as offering the best in international programming including extensive sports coverage across the UEFA Champions League. Our advertising sales agency, Virgin Media Solutions, creates unique, innovative campaigns for our business and for third party clients across the UK and Ireland. Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, with operations in six European countries. Liberty Global is a founding member of the European Green Digital Coalition and is included in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Following the challenges brought about the global pandemic, the power of connectivity to deliver positive, meaningful change to people’s lives has never been clearer. Our inclusion in these prestigious indices for the ninth year running attests to our long‑standing commitment to the importance of sustainability and ensuring that we are strong corporate citizens as well as responsible stewards of the environment across the markets in which we operate.

For further information please visit: www.virginmedia.ie

About the Role:

Virgin Media Television is seeking a Broadcast Operations Assistant to join our Broadcast Operations team. The successful candidate will work as part of a team bringing some of Virgin Media Television’s flagship programming to air. They will get to experience working in a fast‑paced studio environment and be provided with excellent opportunities to learn and develop skills across the full range of studio operations. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the television process, be technically minded and able to troubleshoot problems should they arise. The Broadcast Operations Assistant will be expected to perform tasks including but not limited to autocue operation, studio floor assistance, set preparation and de‑rigging.

Specific Tasks and Duties:

• Work across VMTV studio programmes & events
• Autocue operation
• Fulfilling general studio duties
• Assist with any studio set‑up requirements that may be required
• Work with the Director and wider studio team to ensure that deadlines are met and programmes flow smoothly
• Assisting the Central Services team with fulfilment of tasks

Skills & Expertise:

• A good understanding of the workings of a studio environment
• Excellent computer and keyboard skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience working on a variety of studio shows including News, Sports, Current Affairs and Entertainment
• Experience of iNews would be an advantage

The Person:

• First-class problem‑solving skills who gets to the heart of the matter
• Have a passion and curiosity for the television production process
• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with the business while ascertaining the key impact/detail behind the issue/requestli>
• A ‘team player’ and someone who can work on their own initiative
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment and embrace change
• Can act calmly under pressure
• Flexible approach to shift work

The above list is not exhaustive. You will be expected to perform duties as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of the Company, as directed.

Virgin Media is an equal opportunities employer.

Having a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business.

Join and you’ll be part of the Virgin Media family. You can trust us to do the right thing by you.

We’re a great place to work and we offer impressive benefits too.

• generous holiday allowance
• birthday day off
• contributory pension
• healthcare
• discounts on our fantastic mobile broadband and cable

Virgin Media is one of the country’s leading connected entertainment providers and operates a cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Our cable business delivers multi award-winning services: broadband, TV, mobile and home phone connect thousands of people across the country. We are extending our cable footprint so that more communities can enjoy the benefits of the fastest, widely available broadband speeds from Virgin Media. Our broadcast division, Virgin Media Television is Ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster operating three free‑to‑air channels (Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, plus the Virgin Media Player) and is a significant investor in home produced content across news, current affairs and drama. We offer extensive sports coverage on our Virgin Media Sport and our 6 Extra Sport channels to ensure fans see all games across UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures and more. Through Virgin Media Business, we support entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector, delivering the fastest speeds and tailor‑made services. Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company. Liberty Global connects 21 million customers through operations in 10 countries across Europe subscribing to 45 million TV, broadband internet and telephony services. It also serves 6 million mobile subscribers and offers WiFi service through 12 million access points across its footprint.