Associate Production Broadcast Field Engineer - TNT Sports, Eurosport, CNN and WBD Networks

Associate Live Production Broadcast Field Engineer - TNT Sports, Eurosport, CNN and WBD Networks

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Your New Role

Associate Field Engineers will be tasked primarily with setting up and operating networked IP-based TV production and contribution systems, alongside traditional audio, video, fibre and RF equipment; to support live television News and Sports operations at remote locations worldwide. Support for local computer equipment and network connectivity equipment used by our clients on site is also included.

When not working in the field, our engineers work on all aspects of planning, safety and technical preparations for upcoming field operations. They also perform quality control and maintenance on the field equipment hardware and software at our London engineering base when returning from trips.

Associate Live Production Broadcast Field Engineers will also participate with our engineering teams in technology design, installation, and integration projects with complex, leading-edge technology in an increasingly broadcast IP and IT centric environment.

Associate level engineers will have a demonstrated competency in a wide variety of technologies, including baseline knowledge of analysing and solving complex technical problems.

This role will be split between the Old Street and Chiswick offices, as well as requiring regular travel (both local and international), sometimes with short notice. The ability to physically lift and move equipment is also necessary.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Perform 24x7x365 broadcast technical support as part of our engineering team, to include installation, maintenance and troubleshooting/repair of sophisticated IP network, audio, video and related remote broadcast television production and IT equipment.
• Perform local in-shop maintenance and repair: maintain and support field engineering equipment and field production crew gear, with processes guided and managed by our ITSM-based ticketing system.
• Participate with our engineering team on technology design, installation, and integration projects with complex, leading-edge technology in an increasingly broadcast IP and IT centric environment.
• Receive, inventory, and QC the field equipment, to ensure readiness for deployments and sufficient inventory of parts and technology supplies, with processes guided and managed by our online asset management system.
• Work closely with our production clients through all stages of planning and field operations, to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget.
• Serve as liaison between engineering management, staff, and customers.
• Document quality standards, system anomalies, operational procedures, reference materials, and project work using our online systems.
• Use AutoCAD, Miro and Visio for system drawings documentation.
• Training to support the developing Associate role and on new equipment or systems as they are adopted for use on our live productions.

Qualifications & Experiences

• A technical degree is desirable, preferably in Communications Engineering, Broadcast Technology and Engineering, Computer Science or Electronics Engineering (or equivalent education/experience/training).
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer and data networking hardware, software and applications, including various operating systems, TCP/IP troubleshooting, fibre optic links, data circuits and their SLAs.
• Typically, one or more years of experience in television broadcast engineering, including quality control techniques, operations, troubleshooting and maintenance on broadcast production equipment (e.g., studio A/V systems, video encoding, production intercom, ENG/studio cameras, fiber links, RF/satellite transmission, NLE, and media storage).
• Knowledge of modern TV and IT standards and how they support our work.
• Operational skills on a range of remote broadcast and production equipment, including IP codecs, IT networks, cameras, routers, video switchers, audio mixers, media decks, NLE systems, storage, fibre links, SNG, signal processing and intercom systems.
• IT / networking certification or similar.
• UK Manual Driving licence, ideally with Class C1 HGV.
• Experience with MS Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, etc.).

Onsite Working

This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to applicable laws, WBD reserves the right to change this working arrangement with reasonable notice to you.

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