Junior Broadcast Engineer - FTC

Job Description

The team of Broadcast Engineers focuses on maintaining complex studio and broadcast systems to ensure high‑quality, uninterrupted transmissions.

As a Junior Broadcast Engineer reporting to the Lead Broadcast Support Engineer, you will join a team of eight shift engineers. Your responsibilities include supporting, maintaining, fault‑managing, and ensuring readiness of News UK broadcast systems and networks both at our London studios and at outside broadcasts. You will work a shift pattern that includes early, late and weekend hours, and will participate in an on‑call rota to react to urgent technical issues outside standard hours.

• Provide customer‑focused support for broadcast technology users
• Maintain and resolve problems with hardware and software in studios and rack rooms
• Seize every opportunity to grow and develop your skills
• Work with outside companies and internal departments to promptly resolve faults
• Test and fix equipment
• Perform quality and line tests with external contributors
• Book, configure and test satellite feeds for sporting and news events
• Configure equipment to meet operational needs
• Provide support for Outside Broadcasts
• Document systems, processes and procedures
• Keep studios, rack rooms, stores and technology offices safe and tidy
• Implement new systems to support changing broadcast requirements
• Understand transmission chains and audio processing for broadcast

• Some knowledge and experience of broadcast media technologies
• Some experience of television and/or radio studio operations
• An understanding of professional audio and video signal paths
• A passion for delivering exceptional customer service
• Good numerical and written skills
• Awareness of IP‑based technologies
• Some knowledge of broadcast playout and scheduling systems
• A positive attitude with exceptional client‑facing interpersonal skills for written, oral and face‑to‑face communications
• The ability to assess risk and work in a safe manner at all times

• Private medical insurance, including coverage for pre‑existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free Class Pass at Home, weekly in‑person/virtual exercise classes
• Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary and paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times; weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full Linked In Learning access
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at  to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.