About CGTN Europe
CGTN Europe Ltd. is a multi-cultural and multimedia production centre located in Chiswick Business Park in West London, it operates from a state of the art, purpose-built newsroom, covering international business and politics with a European focus. CGTN Europe uncovers and explains news and trends from within Europe for a worldwide audience while also delivering new perspectives and voices to contextualise global stories. CGTN Europe Ltd. serves as the primary content provider for CGTN, which is an international media organisation launched on December 31, 2016. CGTN strives to deliver objective, balanced, impartial news, and current affairs content, presenting a Chinese perspective.
About the role
The Senior Multi-Skilled Operator (Senior MSO) is an experienced operational role responsible for supporting the smooth technical delivery of live and recorded programming across studio operations. In addition to core Multi-Skilled Operator responsibilities (autocue/audio comms/floor management), the Senior MSO will provide technical expertise across audio mixing, robotic cameras, graphics, vision-mixing, and lighting operations.
The role requires advanced operational experience and judgement, and the ability to react quickly and calmly in a live news environment.
A deep operational knowledge of audio, vision and lighting are a vital part of the role as is a fundamental technical knowledge of gallery operations.
Job objectives:
* Support the technical operation of live and recorded studio productions.
* Operate and effectively use various technologies including autocue, studio graphics, floor management equipment, audio desks, robotic cameras, vision mixers, and lighting systems.
* Support gallery and studio workflows to ensure smooth and technically accurate programme output.
* Work closely with Directors, Producers, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality broadcasts.
* Provide operational leadership and guidance to MSOs and freelance operators during live output.
* Help maintain operational standards, workflows, and studio best practices.
* Test the functionality of all necessary equipment before live and pre-recorded news or programmes
* Be prepared to work varied shift hours including evenings, weekends and holidays.
* Excel at work within a culturally and ethnically diverse staff.
Required Experience:
In order to be successful in this role you must be fluent in English - written and oral. You will have extensive experience as a Studio Operator and be confident with production gallery workflows. You should be used to the pressure of working in a live, preferably news, environment. You will be a team player, understanding the CGTN vision and strategic goals and how studio operations can contribute to making these happen.
Equal Opportunities
CGTN Europe Ltd. is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity, value, and respect, regardless of race, religion or belief, national origin, marital or civil partnership status, maternity or pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender or gender reassignment or any other protected group status.
Our diverse employees individually contribute to CGTN Europe’s programming, live output and across a range of online platforms and podcasts. We continue to encourage talented people from all backgrounds to apply to our roles and to welcome into our company.