Studio Broadcast Engineer
Join Gravity Media as a Studio Broadcast Engineer at our state‑of‑the‑art facility in Central London. Support live and recorded productions, manage complex technical workflows, and collaborate with creative teams in a fast‑paced, inclusive broadcast environment.
About the Role
Part of the Gravity Media technology team at the new home of ITV Daytime in Central London. Working within a small team of engineers who are responsible for the BAU support, studio engineering, and technical workflows within the facility. You must have accountability and work well within a team, and be able to communicate clearly, both written and verbal, to technical colleagues and non‑technical partners.
Responsibilities
* Undertaking pre‑event studio checks, including alignment of cameras, vision, and sound systems, and ensuring readiness for live broadcasts.
* Providing technical support for live and pre‑recorded studio productions, including cameras, vision control, audio, comms, and routing.
* Supporting a range of specialist systems:
* Avid Interplay, Nexis, and Media Composer clients.
* Adobe Creative Suite and other creative tools.
* Monitoring and optimising the performance of media servers, shared storage systems, non‑linear edit suites, and file delivery facilities.
* Guiding editors, operators, and production staff through complex operational scenarios.
* Reviewing, developing, and maintaining workflows to support efficient operation of Broadcast Engineering, and ensuring documentation is kept up to date.
* Planning and managing maintenance of systems and workflows in a way that considers risk and impact to clients, including routine checks and preventative maintenance.
* Escalating issues to stakeholders and liaising with vendor support as required.
* Proactively supporting all media operations and other technical departments within Gravity Media.
* Supporting and mentoring junior members of the technical teams.
Qualifications
* Proven experience in studio engineering support, including cameras, audio, vision mixing, lighting and comms.
* Experience with TCP/IP networking infrastructure and multi‑VLAN networks.
* Strong understanding of file‑based editing workflows and media management.
* Knowledge of various file transcoding, processing and delivery systems.
* Familiarity with IP‑based video routing and SMPTE‑2110 standards.
* Pro‑active with the ability to identify and resolve potential issues before they occur.
* Ability to work under programme and/or operational pressures at high technical complexity.
* Comfortable working to internal business processes including communication, ticketing, auditing, documentation and change control.
* Strong interpersonal skills, able to work both independently and collaboratively, and to remain calm under pressure.
* Positive, enthusiastic manner with an ability to respond tactfully and sympathetically to requests from all stakeholders.
* Capable of delegating and distributing tasks to others in the engineering team.
* Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines.
Equal Opportunity
Gravity Media is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome a diverse range of applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
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