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Broadcast Engineer and Operations Assistant

4 months ago

Manchester UK, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Vinco Full time

The role's primary responsibilities will be to:


  • Set up and maintain broadcasts, ensuring that they are delivered to a high standard. The majority of the work will be conducted in our Manchester office, but you may have opportunities to also go on-site.
  • Supporting the team in creating the broadcast as required including, but not limited to, creating vMix projects, testing and setting up encoders (hardware and cloud-based), and ensuring all feeds work as expected.
  • Basic computer networking between hardware in the office.
  • Ensuring hardware and software are well maintained and up-to-date, including suggesting new workflows as the broadcast environment evolves.
  • Run our master control room (MCR) when distributing signals.
  • Working with our production coordinator to book team members to produce broadcasts.



You may also be required to:


  • Work on events camera operating, producing, vision mixing or directing.
  • Assist in the rig and de-rig of events.
  • Prepare and transport equipment.
  • Post-production operations.
  • Studio work.



Skills


Educational, Technical, Professional Qualifications and Relevant Work Experience

Required

  • Degree/HND level education in subjects including/similar to broadcast engineering or technology, computer science, electrical engineering, electronic engineering or physics OR Relevant experience within the broadcast/technologies sector.

Desired

  • Designing and installing custom audiovisual circuits.
  • Designing and manufacturing hardware and systems.
  • Live sport broadcast experience.
  • Directing camera operators and other crew members.
  • Experience operating a camera.
  • Experience Vision Mixing.
  • Health & safety training.



Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required

  • An understanding of camera equipment, video encoding, networking and streaming technologies.
  • Excellent IT skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Time management skills.
  • Knowledge of streaming technologies and how to set a stream up, such as RTMP and SRT.
  • The ability to apply digital (and analogue) theory and work from diagrammatic information.
  • Proactively keep up to date with new technologies.
  • Setting up and monitoring audiovisual links.
  • Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines within high-pressure environments.

Desired

  • Be familiar with all elements of live TV production, its processes, inputs and crewing.



Personal Qualities

Required

  • Sufficient colour vision and hearing.
  • A solutions-oriented mindset.
  • Prepared to innovate and experiment with ideas.
  • Capacity to multitask and think on your feet.
  • Team working skills and the ability to lead and motivate others.
  • Flexibility, creativity, dedication and patience.
  • Stamina and physical fitness.
  • Be well prepared and great attention to detail.
  • Eager to learn on the job.
  • Basic knowledge of athletics.

Desired

  • A keen interest in athletics



Other

Required

  • Driving Licence



As part of the role, you may need to:


  • Lead a team to assemble, prepare and set up streams/broadcasts prior to filming, which may include tripods, cameras, microphones, monitors, lighting, cables and encoders.
  • Maintain specialist equipment for video production, broadcast and satellite transmission and interactive media.
  • Set up and monitor audiovisual links between units in different locations.
  • Set up and operate editing facilities from our office for remote production.
  • Install and test new facilities and equipment.
  • Minimise loss of service when equipment fails by quickly identifying and implementing alternative methods of service provision.
  • Set up and operate equipment and transmission links during outside broadcasts.
  • Have a creative eye to direct where cameras should be set up and positioned.
  • Study/prepare shooting scripts, running orders and camera plans before arrival.
  • Plan shots. With the nature of live events, being well prepared is key.
  • Confidence in directing a crew and being assertive.
  • Select, sequence and incorporate all other material that makes up the broadcast/stream content, including replay and slow-motion sequences, graphics, digital effects and captioning.
  • Find solutions to technical or other practical problems.
  • Take sole responsibility in situations when it is only yourself producing the live stream.
  • To proactively keep up to date with new technologies, new ways of working and innovation, including building a network of contacts.
  • Analyse, repair and maintain any faults on equipment and software.
  • Demonstrate a good awareness of health and safety issues.
  • Have a clear, concise and approachable communication style.



Part of the role involves interacting and maintaining good working relationships with other members of the team and public including the:


  • Production crew - Camera Operators, Stream Manager, Producer, Graphics Operator, Director, Editor, Social Media Officer, Runners
  • Clients
  • Athletes
  • Volunteers



The Broadcast Engineer will lead a team at most events and therefore will be responsible for directing the production crew and being their first point of contact, so a good understanding and knowledge of each role is essential. They will also be the individual that the client liaises with and so representing one’s self and Vinco, in a professional, friendly, and presentable manner at all times, is vital.


At Vinco, we are looking for individuals who may not necessarily have all the relevant experience and skills but someone who is hard-working, enthusiastic, and willing to learn. We want to take on someone who is passionate and trustworthy, with the aim to develop them in their career progression and goals.