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Broadcast Engineer – VMTV

About Virgin Media:

Virgin Media is the leading connected entertainment cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Every day we deliver connections that really matter for Irish Consumers and Businesses with multi award-winning services including broadband, TV, mobile and home phone. Our Virgin Media Business division provides the fastest broadband speeds and connectivity solutions for entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector.

Virgin Media Television, our broadcast division, is Ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster offering three free-to-air channels: Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, as well as the Virgin Media Player. We are a significant investor in home produced content, including news, current affairs and drama, as well as offering the best in international programming. Virgin Media Sport and our 6 Extra Sport channels offer extensive sports coverage across the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. Our advertising sales agency, Virgin Media Solutions, creates unique, innovative campaigns for our business and for third party clients across the UK and Ireland.

Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, with operations in six European countries.

For further information please visit: www.virginmedia.ie.

About the Role:

This is an exciting role in the Broadcast Technical Team at Virgin Media Television. The Broadcast Technical Team is one of the four core technical disciplines within VMTV.  The Broadcast Engineer role will provide assistance to the technical operations team to ensure smooth delivery of Broadcast related systems!

Due to the nature of Television, this role involves irregular hours and weekend work. 

Specific Duties & Tasks:

• Work closely with the Tech team to execute the strategic priorities within the Broadcast Engineering function and work with the other technical and operational leads to ensure the smooth delivery of Broadcast related systems
• Liaise with the Technical, Production teams and Operations colleagues on all broadcast systems
• Participate in, and lead where appropriate, projects to investigate and deliver alternative ways of working.
• Regularly review workflows, resources within broadcast function and make recommendations in line with production requirements and business needs
• Provide assistance to the technical/operations team as required
• Develop the engineering team’s tech capability on systems to ensure operational competence across all shift patterns.
• Become fully acquainted with emergency and disaster recovery procedures in place at Virgin Media Television, both currently and in the future, to ensure safe operation and rapid deployment of alternative services to maintain programme output, should the need arise.
• Drive and support the development of the Broadcast capability to ensure operational competence across all shift patterns.
• Liaise with 3^rd party contractors to ensure successful delivery of Broadcast related projects, and ensure the procurement procedures are followed.
• The above list is not exhaustive. You will be expected to perform duties as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of the Company, as directed.
• Liaise with the Technical, Production teams and Operations colleagues on all broadcast systems
• Participate in, and lead where appropriate, projects to investigate and deliver alternative ways of working.
• Provide assistance to the technical/operations team as required
• Implement workflow design documentation procedures, ensuring that the Broadcast operational and technical workflows and work practices are fully documented
• Identify preventative maintenance schedules for approval by Broadcast Lead
• Become fully acquainted with emergency and disaster recovery procedures in place at Virgin Media Television, both currently and in the future, to ensure safe operation and rapid deployment of alternative services to maintain programme output, should the need arise
• Support the development of the Broadcast capability to ensure operational competence across all shift patterns
• Liaise with 3^rd party contractors to ensure successful delivery of Broadcast related projects, and ensure the procurement procedures are followed
• The above list is not exhaustive. You will be expected to perform duties as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of the Company, as directed

Skills & Expertise:

• Must possess a high degree of technical proficiency in Broadcast and IT systems etc. including but not limited to knowledge of the following systems: Microsoft, Linux, Networking administration and protocols, VMware, Cisco, Transcoding, Streaming, Storage, Cloud computing, post-production workflows and broadcast technology.
• Knowledge of television production processes including file-based technologies
• Good disposition to keep calm under pressure and the ability to plan a recovery
• Documentation skills and ease with sharing knowledge
• An understanding of Health and Safety in a technical operational environment

The Person:

• First class problem solving skills who gets to the heart of the matter
• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with the business while ascertaining the key impact/detail behind the issue/request
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and embrace change
• High attention to detail, someone who cares about quality in everything they do
• A methodical approach to both daily tasks and project work
• Explores opportunities by being resourceful and self-motivating, working collaboratively
• Excellent time management and organisation skills

Virgin Media is an equal opportunities employer. Having a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business

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