Production Support Engineer

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As a key member of the UK Production Engineering support team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of Sky’s television production facilities. From maintaining graphics systems and managing data workflows to troubleshooting complex video and audio issues, you’ll be at the heart of our live and post-production environments. Supporting flagship channels such as Sky News, Sky Sports News, and major sporting productions, you’ll combine technical expertise with proactive problem-solving to keep broadcasts running seamlessly.

• Provide reactivefirst line support to Sky’s TV Production, Graphics and Post Production Facilities, such as Sky News, Sky Sports News, F1, Football, Cricket, EFL, Golf, Tennis, Racing, Netball, Rugby and many other key productions

• Work a regular shift pattern

• Provide reactive, logical, and methodical fault finding to a broad variety of faults found across a large Television Production & Post Production facility

• Create & update tickets for every task, workingthese through to resolution

• Learn and grow on the job, getting involved in traditional broadcast solutions but also having a keen eye on the future of broadcasting

• Perform proactive maintenance, monitoring and support of on-premises hardware and cloud-based infrastructure, software applications, and associated broadcast technology systems

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Broadcast Engineering, Media Technologies, or similar.

• Astrong understanding ofthe technical elements of a broadcast tv chain – encompassing both older traditional and more modern IP, Cloud, Software solutions.

• Previous experience working in a support role within Broadcast Production Engineering

• A highly effective, positive, and influential communication style; demonstration of excellent people skills, communication skills, and coaching

• Understanding and experience working with Broadcast IP standards and implementation including SMPTE
  2022, SMPTE 2110, AoIP (AES
  67) and PTP

• Competency with IT and computer networking

• A structured and analytical mindset when diagnosing both hardware and softwaretechnical problems through logical reasoning and systematic troubleshooting

• Knowledge of graphics systems ( VizRT suite, Chyron, AR, VR would be desirable)

• Proven experience with
  
  Log interrogation

• Working standard broadcast systems such as Calrec Audio, Riedel Comms, Grass Valley routers and Vision Mixers, BNCS / Cerebrum control systems, EVS Replay systems, Ross Automation systems, AWS / Cloud infrastructure, Editing systems (Avid, Adobe, Quantel).

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Free NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution

• Private healthcare with mental health support

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect

• Sharesave and Tech schemes

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

This is an on-site only role predominantly working in Osterley with occasional travel and work on other sky sites. You will be required to work a shift pattern that covers a 7-day fortnight. This would normally be comprised of Week 1
- Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun / Week 2 - Wed, Thu 12-hour days with one-hour break and on an early/late rotation. This would lead onto night shift cover later down the line covering the wider team responsibilities

Y our office base

Osterley

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