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Broadcast Support Engineer

Clearwater People Solutions
M35Et, M3 5ET, United Kingdom
Last month
£35,000 – £45,000 pa

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£35,000 – £45,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Last month)
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Our client currently has an exciting opportunity for a Broadcast Support Engineer to join their team. The Broadcast Support Engineer will be providing support to the various broadcast facilities and ideally have a background in supporting and maintaining IP Networks.

Key Responsibilities for the Broadcast Support Engineer

  • Providing 2nd line support to broadcast equipment within studios, apparatus rooms, and galleries, for example: production switchers, broadcast cameras, AV routers, audio mixers, modular infrastructure
  • Providing 2nd line support to Net Insight Nimbra AnyLive network and associated equipment.
  • Supporting and maintaining various IP networks using the following hardware: Cisco, Arista and FS.
  • Supporting our satellite dish farm with reactive fault finding and preventative maintenance.
  • Ability and competence to evaluate technical problems using appropriate broadcast and networking test and measurement equipment.
  • Imaginative approach to problem solving.
  • Good IT skills.
  • Team working and lone working skills.
  • To keep the Broadcast Support Manager/Production/NOC Staff appraised of the status of any issues, as appropriate.
  • To log all faults and irregularities and pass information between shifts.
  • To assist with in-house broadcast project and installation work.

Key Experience for the Broadcast Support Engineer

  • Networking & Broadcast Engineering background, a minimum academic standard to HNC/HND level of qualification, or equivalent.
  • Good understanding of IP technologies.
  • Good understanding of communication systems including mobile and fixed links (terrestrial and satellite).
  • Knowledge and experience on fault finding on Broadcast systems

Please apply as directed!

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