Broadcast Engineer

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Warner Media, LLC. Full time
Job Title: Broadcast Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Broadcast Engineer to join our team in the Master Control Room (MCR) operation. As a pivotal team member, you will be responsible for all MCR functions, including satellite downlinking, management of IP contribution circuits, and preparing contribution feed line-ups for TX, Production, and Digital.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Providing feeds across complex and evolving SDI and IP systems
  • Controlling and preparing resources for requirements across the UK and Nordic regions, including major football events and 56 digital channels
  • Learning and understanding new systems and workflows in a fast-changing environment while maintaining high availability of service
  • Line up of incoming video, audio, and communication circuits from both Discovery and third-party broadcast production facilities
  • Packaging production resources together for ease of use across the company (video, audio, multi-language commentary, IFB, 4-wires, reverse video feeds)
  • Satellite downlinking including dish positioning and decoding
  • Management of incoming audio circuits and commentary facilities to ensure commentators are assigned to the correct feeds for transmission or production
  • Routing and switching of feeds, based on the internal booking systems to Production Control Rooms, Multi-Function Rooms, Voice Over Booths, and Live Transmission Suites
  • Critical assessment of video and audio contribution feeds
  • Proactive monitoring of incoming feeds with rapid action to restore service using pre-defined emergency procedures
  • Management of IP contribution circuits, including WAN and LAN
  • Liaising with third-party contribution circuit suppliers, as well as with internal stakeholders
  • Troubleshooting technical issues and escalation of faults to relevant teams
  • Managing the inbuilt system redundancy to ensure that minimum disruption to services is caused by equipment failures
  • Manage bookings and resources utilizing centralized systems
  • Understand all technical and production workflows
  • Contribute to detailed reports and metrics
Requirements:
  • Operational knowledge of MCR technology and workflows including video and audio routing (traditional SDI and IP)
  • Fundamental understanding of IT networking infrastructure
  • Experience with Broadcast Control Systems, ideally BNCS (using Packaging and direct routing) and Nevion Video IPath
  • Experience with a wide range of video standards including HD
  • Understanding of video and audio timing
  • Detailed operational knowledge of tools used to diagnose issues with video and audio feeds, including waveform monitors and audio monitoring units
  • Operational knowledge of professional satellite contribution equipment including dish position controllers, spectrum analysers, transport stream analysers, receivers, and decoders
  • Familiarity with a wide range of contribution standards such as J2K and H264
  • An understanding of the requirements of other operational areas including Ingest, Playout, and Production facilities
  • A proactive approach, determination to achieve the goals of the team and department, able to identify and prioritize problems and offer alternate solutions
  • Agile in understanding new workflows and how they integrate with existing systems
  • The ability to work well under pressure in a live transmission and production environment
  • Excellent attention to detail
Working Conditions:

The MCR is operational 24/7/365, and as such, this role is shift work based on a 40-hour working week, which will include nights, weekends, and public holidays.

This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work.

Championing Inclusion at WBD:

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability, or any other category protected by law. If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us.

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