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A pivotal team member involved in the day-to-day Master Control Room (MCR) operation, responsible for all MCR functions including satellite downlinking, management of IP contribution circuits and preparing contribution feed line-ups for TX, Production and Digital.Your accountabilities...Line up of incoming video, audio and communication circuits from both Discovery and third-party broadcast production facilitiesPackaging production resources together for ease of use across the company (video, audio, multi-language commentary, IFB, 4-wires, reverse video feeds)Satellite downlinking including dish positioning and decodingManagement of incoming audio circuits and commentary facilities to ensure commentators are assigned to the correct feeds for transmission or productionRouting and switching of feeds, based on the internal booking systems to Production Control Rooms, Multi-Function Rooms, Voice Over Booths and Live Transmission SuitesCritical assessment of video and audio contribution feeds Proactive monitoring of incoming feeds with rapid action to restore service using pre-defined emergency proceduresManagement of IP contribution circuits, including WAN and LANLiaising with third party contribution circuit suppliers, as well as with internal stakeholdersTrouble-shooting technical issues and escalation of faults to relevant teamsManaging the inbuilt system redundancy to ensure that minimum disruption to services is caused by equipment failuresManage bookings and resources utilising centralised systemsUnderstand all technical and production workflowsUndertake ad hoc ingest duties as requiredContribute to detailed reports and metricsOther duties as requiredRole Requirements...Operational knowledge of MCR technology and workflows including video and audio routing (traditional SDI and IP)Fundamental understanding of IT networking infrastructureExperience with Broadcast Control Systems, ideally BNCS (using Packaging and direct routing) and Nevion Video IPathExperience with a wide range of video standards including HD. Understanding of video and audio timing.Detailed operational knowledge of tools used to diagnose issues with video and audio feeds, including waveform monitors and audio monitoring units.Operational knowledge of professional satellite contribution equipment including dish position controllers, spectrum analysers, transport stream analysers, receivers and decoders.Familiarity of a wide range of contribution standards such as J2K and H264. An understanding of the requirements of other operational areas including Ingest, Playout and Production facilitiesA proactive approach, determination to achieve the goals of the team and department, able to identify and prioritise problems and offer alternate solutionsThe ability to work well under pressure in a live transmission and production environmentExcellent attention to detailStrong team player and solid interpersonal skillsThe MCR is operational 24/7/365 and as such, this role is shift work based on a 40 hour working week which will include nights, weekends and public holidays.
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