Studio Technical Operator

**Role**: Studio Technical Operator

**Location**: Bristol - City Centre

**Salary**: £28,000 - £35,000 (DOE)

**About GDS**:
GDS Group is a global B2B solution provider of insight, content, pipeline growth, production studios and creative services delivered through our virtual platforms and face-to-face experiences.

Founded on our thirty years of expertise, our mission is to be our client’s pipeline partner by bringing business solutions and targeted audiences together within dynamic environments.

Being a technology pioneer and marketing services provider, we produce unique immersive experiences and create unparalleled access to industry thought leadership to enable transformation within their organizations.

Trusted by the world’s leading brands, we connect c-suite executives, using real-life, real-time human interactions, to help solve their shared challenges and accelerate projects, so together, we outpace the speed of change.

GDS Group's Digital Production Studio is a digital powerhouse at the epicenter of next-gen B2B events. We host a range of virtual summits and roundtables, emphasizing the seamless interplay of technology and content. As we expand, we seek a Senior Technical Operator with a deep technical acumen to augment our studio's capabilities.

**The role**

We are seeking a Studio Technical Operator to control the video and audio technical systems, workflow, configurations and troubleshooting within a GDS digital show environment, with a mix between the video and audio gallery positions. This role will allow you to be heavily involved in the company’s studio environment operations and delivery requirements related to its technical configurations - focused on driving technical efficiency and execution across all facets of live production, from our state-of-the-art studio facilities.

As the Studio Technical Operator, you will collaborate with the company’s in-house Production, Design, Video, Producer and Presenting teams - delivering BAU (business as usual) studio outputs to exceptional standards.

**Responsibilities**
- Operating studio equipment during productions, working with our creative operator and show director to ensure that delivery is consistent and to a high standard.
- Setting up and testing all video and audio systems well ahead of rehearsals, live shows and recordings.
- Report and troubleshoot production issues and show challenges in-studio and operational delivery, providing viable solutions to unique and complex situations.
- Running and monitoring the virtual environment using a real-time graphics engine (Zero Density / Unreal), ensuring full functionality and performance.
- Setting up and running live graphics and playback systems for overlays, presentations and VTs.
- Routing video playback, live remote speakers, and audience members via NDI into the virtual environment, vision mixer and comfort screens.
- Creating macro buttons and cues to operate all programs in an agile workflow.
- Mixing analogue and digitally patched audio (Dante) from numerous sound sources.
- Identifying development opportunities within the production environment to maximise workflow efficiencies and output quality.

**About You**:

- Solid experience in AV system architecture, setup, and maintenance.
- Hands-on expertise with industry-standard software and hardware tools, with a keen interest in exploring and mastering new technologies.
- A proactive approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving, with a knack for foreseeing and mitigating technical challenges.
- An understanding of the digital event landscape, from networking to real-time content delivery.
- Experience in working collaboratively within tech-driven teams, translating complex technical jargon into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

**GDS Group offers**:

- Competitive remuneration.
- Opportunities to attend tech workshops, webinars, and industry conferences.
- Work within a high-energy, tech-savvy team where innovation is celebrated.
- Ongoing training. Throughout your career at GDS Group you'll receive continued career development support and this role offers the opportunity to develop skills in:

- Panasonic camera systems
- Free-D tracking systems
- Green Screen studio production
- Network systems and infrastructure, including running video (NDI) and audio over a network (Dante).
- The live studio routing and signal workflow system.
- Playback and graphic systems such as Qlab and New Blue.
- Real-time graphics systems (Zero Density / Unreal Engine / Aximmetry