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Broadcast Engineer, Studios
Mid Level
London, United Kingdom
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
IMG Studios is seeking an experienced Broadcast Engineer to support its live studios, transmission and post-production facilities. The role sits within a fast-paced live broadcast environment, with responsibility for troubleshooting, maintaining and supporting critical broadcast systems used across some of the industry's most prestigious live productions. The engineer works closely with operational teams, clients and production stakeholders to keep live operations running.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide engineering support across studio, transmission and post-production environments.
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues affecting live broadcast operations.
- Support and maintain IP-based broadcast infrastructure and production systems.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, server and network-related issues.
- Support engineering projects, upgrades and technology deployments.
- Work closely with operational teams, clients and production stakeholders.
- Participate in root-cause analysis and continual service improvements.
- Maintain accurate documentation and technical records.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Proven experience within a Broadcast Engineering, Broadcast Technology or Production Engineering environment.
- Strong troubleshooting and fault-finding skills.
- Experience supporting live broadcast infrastructure in studio, post-production or transmission environments.
- Solid understanding of broadcast workflows and live production operations.
- Experience supporting Windows, MacOS, servers and broadcast applications.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to remain calm and effective during live incidents.
- Essential technical knowledge of ST2110, AES67, NMOS, IP-based broadcast workflows, and general networking and IT infrastructure principles.
- Strong engineering aptitude and curiosity, with the ability to explain how systems work rather than just operate them.
- Practical troubleshooting experience in live environments and confidence diagnosing faults across broadcast and IT systems.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Grass Valley (AMPP, GVO).
- Experience with EVS (XT, IP Director, Cerebrum, Neuron).
- Experience with Lawo Audio.
- Experience with Imagine Communications.
- Experience with Pebble Beach Systems.
- Experience with AWS.
- Experience with Nutanix.
- Experience with Arkona.
- Experience with ATEME.
- Experience with SRT technologies.
- Experience with Simply Live systems.
Workplace
- This is a permanent full-time position.
- Shift pattern of 7 x 12-hour shifts per fortnight, including weekends.
- Shift times are 7am-7pm, 10am-10pm and 12pm-12am.
- Is based onsite at the office in Stockley Park, Uxbridge.
Benefits & Perks
- Free on-site parking available.
About the Company
IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency specialising in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company that owns UFC, WWE and PBR, whose properties together reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organise more than 500 live events year-round.
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