Gallery automation engineer / specialist
6-month contract – Outside IR35
West London – Onsite
We're looking for a Gallery Automation Engineer / Specialist to support and enhance automated gallery workflows within a live broadcast environment.
This role sits at the heart of live and near-live production, working closely with editorial, production and technical teams to ensure automation systems operate reliably during transmission-critical output.
Key responsibilities
* Configure, maintain and troubleshoot rundown-driven automation workflows
* Support automation of vision mixer control, graphics triggering, clip recall and source recall
* Work closely with editorial and production teams to support live and near-live broadcasts
* Diagnose and resolve issues across newsroom, automation and gallery systems
* Participate in testing, validation and operational readiness activities for automation updates and gallery changes
* Support template management, workflow optimisation and operational improvements
Essential experience
* Strong hands-on experience with Ross OverDrive in live broadcast environments
* Experience working with Caprica automation systems
* Proven knowledge of newsroom-to-gallery workflows using OpenMedia, Ross Inception and/or iNews
* Deep understanding of MOS workflows and editorial metadata flow
* Experience supporting live production environments where reliability and rapid troubleshooting are critical
* Ability to investigate and resolve issues across editorial, automation and gallery layers during live output
Desirable experience
* News production environments
* Graphics integration including VizRT, Chyron or Unity
* Template-driven automation design
* Gallery standardisation initiatives
* Exposure to AWS and modern cloud-based operational environments
Contract details
* 6-month initial contract
* Outside IR35
* West London
* Onsite working
* Normal office hours
If you have a strong background in Ross OverDrive, newsroom integration and live gallery automation, I'd be keen to speak with you.