Job Details
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Technology Operations
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £50,600 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
The role will be shift based, operational hours between 8am and 7pm, there will be some occasional weekend and overnight work subject to advanced notice. There will be some travel to remote sites and/or travel to training venues, again subject to advance notice.
Purpose of the Role
As an Operational Broadcasting Engineer at the BBC you will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and optimising broadcast equipment, infrastructure and workflows to support both live and recorded content transmission. Collaborating with technical teams while confidently making informed decisions on your own, you will help deliver seamless, high‑quality broadcast services to our audiences.
Why Join the Team?
BBC Newcastle is part of the BBC network, which reaches millions daily. As an operational engineer here, you will be contributing to technology that supports news, radio and online content. Being part of the BBC means access to great training programs, workshops and career‑progression opportunities. You will work alongside highly skilled engineers and tech experts. BBC teams thrive on creativity and collaboration, mixing engineering with media production, journalism and design. It’s a dynamic workplace where your technical skills directly contribute to storytelling and audience engagement. The BBC is a globally respected institution with strong job stability, great benefits and a positive work culture focused on diversity and inclusion.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Monitor, maintain and support broadcast transmission systems across TV and Radio, as well as IP‑based infrastructure in the transmission chain and across the region.
* Perform scheduled and reactive maintenance on broadcast infrastructure to ensure optimal performance.
* Collaborate with systems specialists and regional teams to implement system upgrades and new technology deployments.
* Respond to and resolve operational incidents swiftly to minimise broadcast disruptions.
* Provide technical support during live broadcasts and special events, with a particular emphasis on Radio OB’s (Sporting and Music Events for example).
* Maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, incidents and resolutions.
Essential Criteria
Your Skills and Experience
* Demonstrated experience in broadcast engineering or similar technical roles.
* Strong knowledge of broadcast systems, including transmitters, encoders, playout and IP streaming.
* Solid grasp of networking (IP, TCP/IP, multicast, VLANs, routing).
* Good understanding of radio operations, including transmission chains, audio mixers and outside broadcasts.
* Skilled at troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues under pressure.
Desired But Not Essential
* Knowledge of key aspects of post‑production, long and short‑form editing systems (Adobe Premiere, FCPX, Davinci Resolve), visual effects and graphics, sound design and mixing.
* Working knowledge of Windows, Mac and Linux based systems and software.
* Knowledge of Cloud based systems and software.
* Knowledge of Virtual Machines, Docker, Kubernetes – would be useful but not essential.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Employment Screening
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct employment screening checks which include reference checks, eligibility to work checks and, if applicable to the role, safeguarding and adverse media/social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means that for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
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