Marella Cruises | Broadcast Manager

Job Summary

Reporting to the Entertainment Technical Manager and/or Cruise Director, the Broadcast Manager will facilitate and manage all daily broadcasting duties and needs onboard the vessel. This includes filming, editing and producing content for the passenger television channels as well as operating and maintaining the vessel’s television and broadcasting equipment. The Entertainment Technical team on board will support the Cruise Director in delivering the entertainment programme, ensuring the technical needs of the operation run efficiently and smoothly.

The Entertainment Technical team consists of an Entertainment Technical Manager, Broadcast Manager, three Senior Technicians (Sound, Lighting and Stage Manager) and five Entertainment Technicians. The team is part of the Entertainment Department, which also includes a team of Entertainment Hosts, Show Cast Members, a Children’s Host team, a Musical Director and a team of Resident Musicians. The Entertainment Department is directed and coordinated by the Cruise Director and Assistant Cruise Director.

As the Broadcast Manager you will liaise with the Cruise Director’s schedule to ensure the daily TV programme goes live on time and is always up to the required standards. You will ensure that all content and transmissions—both external (sport events, satellite transmissions) and internal (footage and content from on‑board revenue partners and productions)—are correctly ingested into the system and meet quality requirements.

The Entertainment Technical Manager will also call upon your expertise for other ship‑wide duties, including scheduling, monitoring and operating movie showings on various screens and locations around the vessel, as well as general audio–visual operation and maintenance.

The Broadcast Manager will liaise with other departments onboard such as IT and Engineering to ensure that the vessel’s broadcast equipment and antennas are functioning and maintained to the highest standards. You will work with the ship technical department to ensure repairs are carried out in a timely fashion and the delivery of the entertainment product or passenger experience is not affected.

As a member of the Entertainment Department, you will hold a position of responsibility regarding emergency procedures, guest mustering and drills. Specific training will be received regarding this, both prior to joining and regularly on board.

You are an ambassador of RWS Global and Marella Cruises.

• Support the Entertainment Technical Manager and Cruise Director in delivering the RWS Global entertainment product to the highest standards onboard.
• Own and coordinate the broadcast operation as the sole broadcast technician onboard, facilitating recording, editing of the daily TV show and other shipwide content as well as maintaining all systems onboard.
• Take charge and oversee all transmissions on board, both external and internal to the ship.
• Program and patch onboard content scheduling using the provided equipment to ensure the best guest experience is delivered to all cabins.
• Ensure all satellite transmissions are in working order for sporting events, news coverage, etc., and liaise with shore‑side partners in case of any malfunction or support required.
• Conduct regular maintenance checks of all broadcast equipment and report any maintenance issues to the Entertainment Technical Manager, Chief Engineer, RWS Global HQ and shore‑side partners as necessary.
• Assist the Entertainment Technical Manager in maintaining and operating the background music systems shipwide, ensuring all are functioning and appropriate levels are observed depending on the location.
• Organize, maintain and properly store video footage and all equipment belonging to the broadcast center.
• Handle equipment carefully and keep it locked and properly stored when unattended.
• Keep the broadcast center locked at all times when not in attendance, ensuring only authorized individuals are in the room.
• Ensure equipment is handled only by instructed and properly briefed personnel.
• Maintain all broadcast equipment, shipwide technical assets, and the upkeep, cleanliness and organization of the broadcast…