Freelance Studio Director - Live News & Broadcast

TVNZ Te Reo Tātaki (TVNZ) translates to \"the leading voice\"; Auckland; On-site; NZD 92,000 - 129,000; Part time

Job summary

TVNZ Te Reo Tātaki is seeking a freelance Studio Director on a contractor basis to provide studio direction for live bulletins and pre-recorded programming, delivering fast, flexible responses to changing production needs.

You will develop strong relationships with News & Current Affairs and production teams, thrive in a busy live TV environment, and bring experience with Mosart, Ross Overdrive or Ignite, plus NRCS tools such as iNews, SAGA or Octopus.

Qualifications

• Several years of live TV production experience.
• Experience with automated studio production systems (Mosart, Ross Overdrive, or Ignite).
• Broad knowledge of control room systems (Viz graphics, vision mixing, lighting, sound, cameras).
• Experience using NRCS (iNews, SAGA, Octopus).
• Thrives in a busy, fast-paced live television environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with News & Current Affairs and other production stakeholders.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships within operational teams.
• Demonstrating a flexible and agile approach that enables a quick response to changing production needs.

Skills

Live TV production

Relationship management

Flexible / agile production

Tools

Mosart

Ross Overdrive

Ignite

Viz graphics

iNews

SAGA

Octopus

Job description

TVNZ Te Reo Tātaki is seeking a freelance Studio Director on a contractor basis to provide studio direction for live bulletins and pre-recorded programming, delivering fast, flexible responses to changing production needs.

You will develop strong relationships with News & Current Affairs and production teams, thrive in a busy live TV environment, and bring experience with Mosart, Ross Overdrive or Ignite, plus NRCS tools such as iNews, SAGA or Octopus.