Technical Manager

You will ensure that studios, MCR and Galley are fully operational and meet the requirements of the news team and clients.

You will build relationships across departments and with external stakeholders and suppliers to maximise output, keep costs down and improve efficiencies across the business.

The London Live team

Available on Freeview Channel 8, Sky 117, Virgin 159 and truly multiplatform from launch, London Live broadcasts a mix of original entertainment programming, live events and music, cutting edge film making and documentaries, alongside 1 hour of live news every day.

London Live targets a modern, urban, knowing and contemporary audience. They know that London can prove a challenging city to live in, but they’re optimistic about the success they can achieve and ambitious about where they want to be. We’re proud to be a showcase for the freshest new talent, both behind and in front of the cameras.

This role is within the London Live News Team and will support the making of the News and Current affairs content as well as the hire of the studio to external clients. You’ll be the main point of contact for all IT and technical issues and advice.

About you:

Background in Engineering in a live broadcast environment

Passionate about technology and implementing it to improve efficiency and output

Can Escalate issues to suppliers and manufacturers

Operational experience in a live environment

Experience with postproduction and asset delivery workflows

(Adobe/FTP)

Experience with a Cloud/Local Hybrid Enviromint

Experience with managing a local area Network and some IT admin experience

Ability to Problem Solve in a complex broadcast environment

Experience with managing and developing a small team

Organised and Reliable

Project management experience

Passionate with a ‘can do’ attitude and be flexible with time and duties in a fast-paced environment

Passion for News and current affairs

Adaptable to situations and projects that are outside of the usual remit

Computer literate with the use of mac and windows OS

Experience as a Broadcast Engineer and IT support who can come in and make a difference to our approach / system.

Job purpose

This role is an exciting opportunity to manage a small team of MSOs in the production of the News Content. You will ensure that studios, MCR and Galley are fully operational and meet the requirements of the news team and clients.

You will build relationships across departments and with external stakeholders and suppliers to maximise output, keep costs down and

improve efficiencies across the whole business

Key responsibilities:

A flexible approach to work, primarily ensuring all Studio and tech infrastructure is operational and ready for broadcast
Ensure that the delivery of content is managed well and uninterrupted
Work with external transmission, IT and suppliers in the development of the channel
Project manage broadcast events i.e. Chinese New Year, Notting Hill Carnival or Miss World
Project manage installations and new workflow implementations
Onsite contact for all issues
Support core broadcast infrastructure including robotic cameras, vision mixers, routers, recorders, talkback, VT playout, cloud programme playout
Long form/short form editing for the channel mostly news and current affairs
Manage the look and branding of the channel working with the Head of News.

Skills and experience:

Strong Background in broadcast engineering with the ability to diagnose, escalate and solve technical and logistical issues as necessary, whilst finding alternative methods or workarounds in the interim
Experience leading a small technical team
Experience with live and postproduction workflows, equipment and software in particular Adobe Premiere, Tiger Bridge and FTP
Demonstrable experience in at least one operational role (Robotic Cameras / Audio Mixing / Vision Mixing)
Ability to develop a team including non-technical roles to create engaging error free and technically consistent news programming
Ability to manage small to large projects, including broadcast equipment upgrades, Software rolls out and upgrades, desk moves and new installations
Managing the coverage of live OB events.

Desirable experience:

Experience in more than one operational role (Robotic Cameras / Audio Mixing / Vision Mixing)
Experience dealing with high profile customers
Experience with dealing with studio guests
Experience in camera robotics including programming and fault finding
Experience with Adobe After Effects
Experience with Adobe Photoshop
Experience with website development, CMS and SEO optimization
Experience with Microsoft Admin Centre
Some experience working in News and Current Affairs and a knowledge of basic media Law
Experience with remote working through virtual machines like Axure WVDs
AutoCAD experience
Studio and gallery design
Experience with managing an office move.

Expected behaviours

Continuous Improvement – Works in a smart, flexible and focused way, is open to change and suggests ideas for improvements to the way things are done
Collaboration – Builds and maintains positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues. Helps to create an inclusive and professional work environment
Building Capability – Keeps own knowledge and skill set current and evolving and looks for ways to continue learning to support the achievement of business objectives
Quality Service – Delivers high quality and efficient service and takes account of the diverse customer needs and requirements when looking at ways to improve service quality
Responsive Delivery - Works to agreed business goals and objectives and deals with challenges in a constructive and responsive way. Takes personal responsibility for quality of outputs.

Location: You will be based at our Head office in Finsbury Square, London, EC2A.

Next Step:

Please click the ‘apply’ button to send your CV and a cover letter via grapevinejobs.