We are recruiting for a Post Production Support Engineer to join the Disney Channels team on a 6 month fixed term basis, based in our offices in Chiswick Park, London.

Responsibilities:

Provide both first and second line support for the extensive post production facility including Video Edit, Graphics and Audio edit; diagnose and resolve issues with all aspects of the post production and storage environments.
Effectively document problems and their resolutions.
Work with the senior manager to plan upgrades for all Post Production systems, advising on systems enhancements and workflow development as required.
Assist other Disney Technical staff with technical upgrades and new installations, in conjunction with 3rd party integrators and other third party providers.
Work with the senior manager to interface with the Disney IS to ensure desktop and broadcast infrastructure work seamlessly together.
Work with key manufacturers and support vendors to achieve an appropriate level of service for the Disney lines of business.
Follow the agreed change control process for all planned technology changes making sure that all work is documented and any changes updated on the relevant wiring/ cable schedules, workflow drawings and project documentation.
Undertake preventative maintenance to ensure maximum system availability whilst managing and documenting the maintenance cycle
Manage the spares inventory and ensure stocks of spares are current and accessible

Preferred qualifications and skills:

Education to Degree level in a related Electronic Engineering field, followed by selective theory & practical training courses during employment.
Alternatively educated to A level standard with greater than 3 years demonstrable track record in broadcast support
They will be technically competent across a wide range of broadcast related areas.
The post holder should have been working in the TV industry for at least 3 years with a major broadcaster or post production facility and will have worked previously in a post production support role.
Knowledge and experience in Post production edit (Adobe Premiere Pro), Transcoding (Rhozet Carbon Coder/Episode Engine), Graphics (Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D) and Audio (Avid ProTools)

What we offer:

Competitive remuneration package including excellent benefits
A fun, high performing and work class working environment
A real opportunity to advance your career

Imagine the stories you can be a part of...
Please note that all of our UK based roles require you to have the existing right to work in the UK.