Technical Operator

**About us**

STV is Scotland’s home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand.

STV’s broadcast channel reaches 3 million viewers each month, while STV Player, the UK’s fastest-growing broadcaster streaming service, is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes.

Multi-genre production company STV Studios - one of the UK’s leading content businesses - has an impressive track-record of success across a wide range of broadcasters, with recent productions including _Screw; Murder Island; Catchphrase;_ _Antiques Road Trip; Yorkshire Auction House; My Family Farm Rescue _and_ Landmark._

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a multi-skilled technical operator to join the STV News team based in Edinburgh on a nine-month fixed term contract. This role will work in a live studio and news environment and operate the technical facilities required to produce the daily news output across multiple platforms for STV News.

**The role**:

- Vision control of studio cameras and operation of camera robotics systems.
- Dub programme material to various formats as required
- News production using Ross News Automation systems (where installed) within the studio galleries
- News production and pperations using Avid Ingest and Playout systems
- Competency directing/vision mixing local news bulletins
- Competency sound mixing news and current affairs programming where applicable
- Competency sound mixing local news bulletins
- Set up and maintain comms feeds for remote and local lives
- Setup, modify and operate the studio talk back systems
- Setup, modify and operate studio sound systems including wired/radio mics, IEM and Foldback
- Prepare captions on a caption generator as required
- Occasional camera work as required
- Produce maps on the graphics equipment as required
- Compile a quality log of all material transmitted
- Housekeep ingest and playout server storage
- First line maintenance of gallery and studio equipment
- Log and rectify faults and quality control issues
- Undertake news operations work as required including news traffic operations
- Support the technical resource organiser in technical issues with Dejero live systems and remote field delivery of material from multimedia journalists
- Support for output (digital and social) team in the production of video and graphics content for web and social media platforms
- Assist in any other aspects of the work of the company as reasonably required

**Skills and experience**:

- Demonstrable understanding of Avid Editing, Ingest and Playout systems
- Demonstrable understanding of Avid iNews Newsroom system or Adobe Premiere Pro
- Informed interest and understanding of news and current affairs and video/audio equipment is essential
- Strong IT skills including MS Office and Internet (desktop and mobile)
- Understanding of the provision of news output across multiple platforms
- Ability to work under pressure and accurately within a live television environment
- Self motivation and strong interpersonal skills required to build productive relationships with colleagues, internal departments and external stakeholders
- Confident communication and ability to liaise effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel
- Determination and drive to succeed and to overcome obstacles

**Qualifications**:

- HNC in electronic engineering (or equivalent) is preferred
- HND/degree in television operations or engineering (or equivalent) is preferred

**Benefits**:
There are plenty of reasons why it is great to work at STV, here are just a few of the perks for you:

- 25 days' leave and nine public holidays per annum and an extra day’s holiday on your birthday.
- Healthcare cash plan providing company contributions towards dental, optical, wellbeing or other healthcare costs.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season ticket travel loan.
- On-site occupational health service.
- Flexible benefits portal providing a range of retail and gym discounts.

**Join us**

If you have a demonstrable track record of delivery in a related role, we would love to hear from you.

**STV Group plc is an equal opportunities employer committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.