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Junior Broadcast Engineer

London

Building on our existing success, Flux Broadcast are now looking to grow and expand our team. Focusing on the engineering and projects side of the business.

With regular work with brands such as Topshop, Xbox, The BBC, Universal Music and Warner, we've also won awards for our work such as the Shorty Awards for Social Good and Cannes Lions with McCann. We are looking to take 2018 and 2019 to a new level.

As a small but hard-working group, we are looking for confident and dedicated people who are looking to learn and make their mark on the broadcast industry. We will give you all of the support and tools to take your career to the next level.

Our Vision and our Values

Flux Broadcast are a live streaming and video production company based in London built around bringing TV broadcast quality, online.

We want to deliver the same quality, stability and approach that is applied in the TV broadcast industry to online video. Whether we're working with live, or on-demand video. We think that quality content, a flexible, honest approach to work and great client experiences should always be at the heart of what we do.

We are passionate about what we do and as such we are confident that we will always provide an excellent experience for our clients. Through a tailored approach to each project, we bring a fun, helpful and flexible attitude to work, whilst utilising the most up to date technology to deliver outstanding results.

The Role

The Role will require you to report directly to the Project Managers and ensure that all technical requirements are in hand for any allocated projects ahead. You will be responsible for rigging and (at times) operating the equipment, suggesting the best technical workflows for the event and making sure that all in-house equipment is de-rigged, organised and kept in a good working order. You will also be expected to research and suggest new technology, new equipment and new workflows to keep Flux's engineering department as a market leader.

Responsibilities

Maintenance of equipment
Kit preparation for events
Rigging & operating video production / live streaming equipment at events
Editing basic video packages
Data management - importing recordings from events
Research new technology to stay at the forefront of the industry

Required skills and experience

Experience with either, video production or audio engineering
Strong understanding of signal flow & interconnecting pieces of video or audio equipment
Basic IT networking
Strong computer skills
Troubleshooting
Resilient under pressure
Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Learn new technologies quickly
2:1 in a relevant degree or a proven practical application

Other requirements:

Passport to allow international travel for work
Full UK driving license

Desirable skills and experience

Editing packages: Premiere CC or Final Cut X
Live streaming technologies: FFMPEG / AVCONV / OBS / Wowza
Understanding of video codecs, resolutions & formats
Understanding of vision mixing and live video production
Understanding of cameras: exposure / white balance / output formats
Experience working in a live / high pressure environment
Experience with both Windows and Mac operating systems.
Experience with live video platforms Facebook / YouTube / Periscope / Twitch

Training provided:

Production gallery set up including: vision mixers, format convertors, comms, external recorders, scopes and monitoring
Camera set up and operation
Vision mixing and directing
Live streaming: encoders / video compression
Content Delivery Networks
Server architecture
Project management

Hours: Office 10-6 Monday - Friday, work outside of these hours will be required on events. Time in lieu for weekend work and flexible hours for late night/evening work.

Holiday: 28 working days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays.

Perks: Tastecard, Discount cinema tickets, Discounted Gym Memberships, International travel



Date Approved

16/08/18

Deadline For Applications

31/08/18

Job Title

Junior Broadcast Engineer

Location

London

Remote Working Options

Not Applicable

Salary/Rate

£20,000-23,000 starting wage

Contract Type

Other

Duration

Full time

Industry

TV

Minimum Experience

Not Specified

Preferred Genre Experience

Not Specified
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