Job Title: Freelance Graphics Operator
Job Ref: FLGO-439
Role Type: Freelance
Closing Date: 25th June 2025
Summary
This is a great opportunity to work on highly skilled live television productions and be part of the Graphics Operators team at Volant Media.
Freelance Graphics Operators report to the Lead / Supervisor of Graphics Operations, working in a team that is expected to deliver live and pre-recorded Television shows. The role requires you to play out on-screen graphics for live news and sports bulletins, feature shows and Special Events.
Responsibilities
* Work with the production team to prepare and check graphics before the live programme, ensuring editorial imagery and text is accurate and correct.
* Quality control (QC) text and grammar on GFX assets when possible.
* Play out on screen graphics during the live programme under direction from the Gallery Director.
* Use a variety of operational software and hardware systems at the same time to preform your operational duties.
* Understand the house style and brand of the channel and specific formats.
* Communicate well especially when reporting problems and passing on information.
* Resolve and escalate graphic system issues, liaising with the technical support team.
* Understand and apply gallery etiquette to every day working practices.
* Liaise daily and work with Programme Directors across different formats and studios.
* Operate and adjust/alter settings.
* Deal with a changing news agenda and check emails for bookings and updates.
* Check documentation for specific shows and updates sent by team leads and be proactive in the reading of documentation.
* Be across changes and how it impacts your role.
* To undertake all other reasonable duties as required.
Requirements
* Excellent verbal communication skills.
* Highly literate in both Farsi and English.
* Be able to work calmly under pressure in a fast-paced live news gallery environment.
* Excellent PC skills, and willingness to adapt to new systems, methods and technology.
* Have great attention to detail for high standards of editorial accuracy, operational robustness, and high-quality graphics presentation.
* Awareness of broadcast graphics systems.
* Experience of live television galleries, preferably in a news environment
* Excellent problem-solving skills.
* Good time management skills, and flexible approach to shift work across 24 hours including overnights, weekends and public holidays.
* Ability to learn new skills outside of core role to support output.
* An interest in global News and Current affairs.
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating notes 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.