Broadcast Engineer Placement​/Intern

CBS News is the news division of Skydance. It produces television programmes including CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and Face the Nation, as well as CBS News Radio. The London Bureau provides international news coverage for all broadcasts across the division.

The broadcast engineer placement will join the team responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the technical facilities in the London Bureau and offsite. They will support the Broadcast Engineers with the ongoing operation, monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of the technical facilities, including implementing system upgrades and creating novel solutions to provide ongoing efficiency and increase functionality.

This is a placement position for a recent school, college or university leaver, where the successful applicant will undergo on-the-job training in the operations of the department. They will work closely with the team to support operational requirements, develop new solutions to workflows and maintain equipment. Examples of the wide breadth of work the department carries out:

• Ingest of file-based footage into the editing system using appropriate workflows
• Playout of footage from the editing system, including baseband video and file-based exports
• Switching of video and audio lines
• Downlinking of video material via satellite, LiveU or other mediums
• Recording of Zoom calls and other online conferencing solutions
• Creation of comms links for IFB and 4-wire communication in the field
• QA of video feeds
• Monitoring and maintaining broadcast facilities, and troubleshooting system failures
• Installation, operation and dismantling of 'outside broadcast' facilities
• Improving technical facilities and workflows
• Carrying out basic repairs on equipment
• Hours:
  
  Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00
• Location:
  
  on-site at the CBS News London (Chiswick) Bureau.
• Pay: £29,000 per annum paid hourly.

• Ability to work in a team
• Self-motivated and self-driven
• Use of Microsoft Windows systems, including Microsoft Office
• Inquisitive and interested in broadcast technology
• Genuine, demonstrable interest in technology outside of education/work
• Knowledge of LiveU products
• Use of Zoom
• Knowledge of camera systems (Sony)
• Experience with editing and media asset management systems
• Experience in a broadcasting, or similar, environment

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and , under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS Evening News, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN.

CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, , CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe.

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