Senior MCR Engineer: Broadcast Ops Leader

Racing TV are looking for a Senior MCR Engineer to join the team!

• Reporting to: Technical Manager
• Location: Ealing, West London
• Hours of work: Approximately 160 hours per month on a 7-day fortnight pattern

About us:

Racecourse Media Group is the umbrella organisation for racecourses across the UK and Ireland which hold an interest in Racing TV (which includes our linear and“extra” channels, available on many major platforms), GBI Racing (internationalbetting shop/digital service) and Racecourse Data Company (licensor of Pre-Race Data). Licensed Betting Offices (LBOs) across the UK and Ireland rely on us andour partners for our distribution services.

We also license, re-package and distribute international racing toworldwide audiences.

Job Purpose:

The Senior MCR Engineer is an operational role whosepurpose is to provide engineering support for the broadcast facility and production teams.

They will liaise directly with production teams, connectivity and OB facility providers to setup incoming and outgoing feeds, and provide front-line support and troubleshooting services where problems arise.

Job Accountabilities:

• Ensuring the stability and quality of all incoming and outgoingvideo/audio/communications circuits
• Keeping a thorough and accurate log of all faults & problemsexperienced, and communicating these with the next shift where appropriate
• Supporting and assisting bigger engineering projects beyondday-to-day operations
• Working with Engineering management to ensure that appropriateprocedures are followed within the MCR department
• Line-up of all circuits with external suppliers & recipients
• Configuring and routing to/from encoders and decoders
• Working closely with the MCR team at our dedicated off-site Remote Production facility to ensure additional galleries and record/replaynetworks are receiving the correct feeds.
• Proactive monitoring of all transmission feeds
• Front- line support for any technical problems within the productionfacility
• Technical fault-finding, diagnosis and tracking progress to resolution
• Working with our on-site facilities provider where additional assistance is required for resolving more complex issues.
• At times, assisting the production teams with technical aspects oftheir roles
• Assisting the Media Manager at times, for example with Media ingestand archiving (using EVS, Evertz Dreamcatcher and Tedial systems).

Measures for therole:

• Proven experience of day-to-day MCR operations in alive broadcast facility environment
• Experience working with typical MCR equipment suchas video routers, comms matrices, encoding equipment, waveform monitors,multiviewers etc. is essential, as is the ability to work as an integral partof an engineering team
• A consistent approach to the delivery ofhigh-quality, error-free live broadcasts
• The ability to remain calm and make sound decision sunder pressure.
• This is a senior role, so previous experience in acomparable senior role within a similar environment (either in a facility, oras an OB engineer) is required. However, training will still be provided as there will be a high degree of local knowledgeapplicable to the role
• A basic knowledge of Horse Racing would be beneficial, though not essential.

RMG Person Specification for Senior MCR Engineer

Qualifications&

Experience:

• Suitable broadcast experience with relevant technology and workflows as detailed above is essential.

Qualifications &

Experience:

• Experience in related engineering roles (such astelecoms, radar or RF for example).

Skills:

• Good technical fault finding, trouble-shooting andlateral thinking skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a live broadcastenvironment
• Good communication and team-working skills
• Rudimentary knowledge of IT systems and infrastructures
• Some experience of IP and file-based workflows and systems
• Strong understanding of live broadcast workflows andgallery operations
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to giveclear and concise instructions or information to production teams, OB and connectivity providers
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and make quick decisions in a liveenvironment
• Familiarity with graphics systems
• Familiarity with virtual studio systems
• Familiarity with EVS and…