Broadcast Multi-skilled Technical Operator London, England
Job description
News UK Broadcasting operates some of the most exciting and respected news and current affairs brands, including TalkTV, Times Radio and talkSPORT. We’re looking for someone to produce news bulletins on TV, but also have the flexibility to adapt to output requirements across our operation - on visualised radio and on location.
Your Role: You will be part of a small but highly skilled team working across live news bulletins on a daily basis on TalkTV (Simulcast on talkRADIO). You will be responsible for setting up and operating a range of technical equipment used to deliver bulletins and weather forecasts on TalkTV. We’d also like you to be able to develop useful technical skills across our broadcast businesses - e.g. mixing audio packages, facilitating on location for OBs.
Day to day:
Operate a range of technical equipment in a news bulletins studio including autocue, sound and graphics play-in systems.
Support the Producer and Presenter to deliver bulletin output.
Follow and execute tasks outlined in a live news broadcast rundown, specifically iNews.
Mic on-air talent, whilst helping to maintain audio equipment.
Manage and test comms between studios.
Manage the studio floor, being responsible for health & safety, and keeping the gallery and
studio tidy at all times.
Prep elements ready for broadcast.
Report any technical issues to the engineering team in a timely manner, so that problems are quickly addressed, with minimal impact on the output.
What we’re looking for from you:
Experience of working as a multi-skilled operator in a live broadcast environment, or relevant experience in a similar role.
A good understanding of broadcast systems, equipment and technology, including cameras, lighting, sound, and auto cue.
A good communicator who is able to move quickly and accurately under pressure in a fast-paced broadcast environment, whilst keeping calm and taking instructions.
Proactive in approach, with good multi-tasking abilities.
Finding solutions to technical or other practical problems.
Willingness and able to work unsociable hours.
A strong desire to work as part of a team.
Flexibility and willingness to adapt to fast-changing news agendas and breaking stories, which may involve last-minute rota changes.
An interest in growing skill sets across broadcast as audio and visual outputs continue to merge and blur.
Life at News: At News UK our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want to enable people to thrive. Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like. Many of us work in a hybrid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.
We champion diversity and inclusion, we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 11 employee-led networks.
We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. Some of what we offer includes:
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;
25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;
Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks;
Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
Private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes
‘Bikes for Work’ scheme
Access to wellbeing benefits such as physio/massage and counselling
We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.
News UK is an official partner of the Journalism Diversity Fund, founder of the Journalism and Disability Forum, and proud member of the Valuable 500. At News UK, we will continue to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, to help people with visible and non visible disabilities create careers in media and aim to make our content accessible to all.
