Technical Operator - Scotland

ENGINEERINGUK; Inverness; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

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Sector: Media and Publishing
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Package Description
Job Reference: 22771
Band: B
Salary: £24,300 - £29,167 depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: 12mths Fixed Term Contract / Attachment - Full time
Location: Scotland - The location of this role is flexible; the successful applicant can be based at any one of the BBC's offices in Scotland.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.

• Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance, and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme, and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

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Job Introduction
The Technical Operator (TO) will be based in the BBC Inverness office and will work as part of a team of around ten Senior Technical Operators and Technical Operators. The team is supported by a Lead Technical Operator, who is also based in Inverness.
The TO will contribute to a range of tasks to help gather, prepare, and broadcast content on BBC ALBA and Radio nan Gaidheal, working in close partnership with editorial colleagues to deliver trusted, high-quality programming for our audiences.
The role combines a mix of studio-based work - including supporting live TV and radio output - and field-based content gathering for a range of platforms. A commitment to technical quality is important, and there will be ongoing opportunities to build and strengthen your skills to support the needs of our services.

Main Responsibilities
• Plan and prepare the technical facilities needed for broadcasts in radio studios, the TV gallery, studio floor, and on location where required.
• Operate broadcast camera equipment to gather content for a variety of platforms and formats.
• Collaborate with colleagues to assemble all material needed for each programme.
• Support live broadcasts by resolving any technical issues, considering editorial needs and available resources.
• Recommend equipment and setups best suited to the editorial style sought.
• Work closely with editorial teams to offer technical input on story treatments, ensuring high production quality and technical viability.

Are you the right candidate?
• Experience of working as a technical operator in a live broadcast environment and a range of production genres.
• Familiarity with video editing and asset management systems such as Avid Media Composer, MediaCentral, and Interplay.
• Familiarity with baseband and file-based routing and ingest systems such as FastServe and Airspeed.
• Good technical knowledge of broadcast systems and infrastructure for studio and outside broadcast (OB) facilities.
• A working knowledge of television lighting, with an appreciation for how light and colour is used to meet artistic and editorial requirements.
• Enjoy working as part of a team and supporting others to achieve shared goals, as well as collaborating effectively with other teams.
• Are open to learning new systems, tools, and ways of working.
• Take pride in delivering reliable, high-quality work.

About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

Please note; If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.