Senior Technical Operator - Belfast
Senior Technical Operator - Belfast
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Job Description
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 6 months Fixed-term Contract Full-time / Attachment Full-time until 6 March 2026
DEPARTMENT: BBC NationsBBC NI Business Operations
LOCATION: BBC NI Belfast
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 33000 - 39000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We have a busy multi-media Newsroom and various production departments incorporating technical areas operated by a team of multi-skilled technical and operational people working across broadcast output seven days per week. We cover all genres of broadcast News Sport Current Affairs Documentaries on all platforms of Television Radio and Online.
This is the front line of content management dealing with ingest from live feeds satellites and circuits including IP paths as well as material from camera cards file transfers and archive systems.
The role includes overseeing the integration of content with the various production and operations teams using a range of technology to deliver material on time and of the highest suitable quality.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM:
We are looking for people with enthusiasm and motivation to get the job done to the highest will have creativity to solve problems be able to manage multiple activities simultaneously prioritised for the business needs and always behave with understand the complex technology involved in the role and are able to overcome problems should they can utilise technical and operational skills and knowledge to deliver a high quality service focussed on best practice. You can prioritise activities and delegate tasks as required including planning for the delivery of future events or urgent tasks.
Some initial training and familiarisation with BBC NI tools and processes will be part of the induction process.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Mainly working in the BBC NI Newsroom HUB team across multiple shifts covering 7 days per week from 07:00 to 24:00 with occasional hours earlier and later depending on business needs.
- Dealing with bookings and adhoc events such as circuits and satellite feeds requiring content movement baseband video audio and IP material by using a range of tools and processes including BNCS and Schedulink
- Undertaking ingest activities from camera cards and live capture including file access from other systems and archives and occasionally undertaking playout of content including for live transmission events.
- To work autonomously occasionally working alone to deal with complex and unplanned requirements.
- To be competent in the use of desktop editing systems such as Cinegy and Dalet to a basic level of loading reviewing and editing sequences from multiple original files.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Experience of working as a technical operator in a live broadcast environment and a range of production genres.
- Experience of operating baseband and file-based routing and ingest systems.
- Good technical knowledge of digital media standards codecs and production workflows and their dependencies.
- Good technical knowledge of broadcast systems and infrastructure including studio and Outside Broadcast (OB) facilities and workflows.
- Good team worker flexible and adaptability to deal with shift work and able to resolve complex challenges expediently.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
- Ability to assess priority and criticality of tasks while undertaking multiple simultaneous activities.
- Good communication skills mainly written and oral when dealing with range of service providers and users.
- Understands editorial requirements and can be creative in dealing with content workflows to ensure efficient delivery of material.
- A quick learner able to apply existing knowledge and skills to new ways of working with ease.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
