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MCR Engineer

London

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 facilities

Packaging 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 decoding

Management of incoming audio circuits and commentary facilities to ensure commentators are assigned to the correct feeds for transmission or production

Routing and switching of feeds, based on the internal booking systems to Production Control Rooms, Multi-Function Rooms, Voice Over Booths and Live Transmission Suites

Critical assessment of video and audio contribution feeds

Proactive monitoring of incoming feeds with rapid action to restore service using pre-defined emergency procedures

Management of IP contribution circuits, including WAN and LAN

Liaising with third party contribution circuit suppliers, as well as with internal stakeholders

Trouble-shooting technical issues and escalation of faults to relevant teams

Managing the inbuilt system redundancy to ensure that minimum disruption to services is caused by equipment failures

Manage bookings and resources utilising centralised systems

Understand all technical and production workflows

Undertake ad hoc ingest duties as required

Contribute to detailed reports and metrics

Other duties as required

Role Requirements...

Operational knowledge of MCR technology and workflows including video and audio routing (traditional SDI and IP)

Fundamental understanding of IT networking infrastructure

Experience with Broadcast Control Systems, ideally BNCS (using Packaging and direct routing) and Nevion Video IPath

Experience 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 facilities

A proactive approach, determination to achieve the goals of the team and department, able to identify and prioritise problems and offer alternate solutions

The ability to work well under pressure in a live transmission and production environment

Excellent attention to detail

Strong team player and solid interpersonal skills

The 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.



Date Approved

07/11/23

Deadline For Applications

05/12/23

Job Title

MCR Engineer

Location

London

Remote Working Options

Fully Office/Studio Based

Salary/Rate

TBC

Contract Type

Freelance

Duration

TBC

Industry

TV

Minimum Experience

3+ Credits

Preferred Genre Experience

Not Specified
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