Broadcast Engineer (Operations Focussed)
Your Role: Broadcast Engineer (Operations Focussed)
As a Broadcast Engineer based at Global’s Leicester Square headquarters, you’ll help support the technology behind some of the UK’s biggest radio, podcast, video and digital content.
Working as part of the London Broadcast Engineering team, you’ll support a diverse broadcast and production environment spanning live radio, podcasts, video, streaming, Outside Broadcasts and live events.
This is a hands-on role for someone with solid broadcast experience who is comfortable fault-finding, taking ownership of incidents and supporting live, business-critical systems.
As a Broadcast Engineer (Operations Focused) at Global, you will:
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and support live radio, podcast, audio and video production facilities.
- Diagnose and resolve technical faults quickly and methodically.
- Support studio audio, mixing, routing and Audio-over-IP systems.
- Support radio playout and automation systems including RCS Zetta and GSelector.
- Support cameras, video routing, switching, monitoring, ingest, streaming and associated production systems.
- Assist with installation, commissioning and upgrades of studios and technical systems.
- Provide technical support to presenters, producers, journalists, creators and production teams.
- Support Outside Broadcasts, live events and temporary production facilities.
- Maintain technical documentation and follow incident and change management processes.
- Participate in the engineering on-call rota for urgent technical issues outside normal working hours.
What You’ll Love About This Role
Think Big: Support well-known Global brands and content across live radio, podcasts, video and events.
Own It: Take ownership of technical issues and projects, helping to deliver dependable broadcast systems.
Keep it Simple: Turn complex technical problems into clear, practical solutions for colleagues.
Better Together: Work closely with Engineering, Programming, News, Podcasts, Video and Technology teams.
What Success Looks Like
In the first few months, you'll have:
- Built a strong working knowledge of the Leicester Square broadcast and production systems.
- Developed good relationships with Engineering, Programming, News, Podcasts, Video and Technology teams.
- Become confident diagnosing common studio, playout, audio, video and network-related faults.
- Become familiar with Global’s incident management, documentation and on-call processes.
What You'll need
The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:
- Solid practical experience in a live broadcast environment.
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
- Good knowledge of audio signal flow and broadcast studio systems.
- Good knowledge of RCS Zetta and GSelector, or similar radio automation platforms.
- Knowledge of video broadcast and streaming systems including cameras, routing and switching.
- Experience with Video Ingest, storage and associated workflow
- A good understanding of IP networking, including multicast.
- Knowledge of Audio-over-IP technologies such as Livewire, AES67 and Dante.
- Good general IT knowledge and an understanding of software and IP-based broadcast systems.
- The ability to remain calm and effective when supporting live output.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a wider team.
Skills Required
- Solid practical experience in a live broadcast environment
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Good knowledge of audio signal flow and broadcast studio systems
- Good knowledge of RCS Zetta and GSelector, or similar radio automation platforms
- Knowledge of video broadcast and streaming systems, including cameras, routing, and switching
- Experience with video ingest, storage, and associated workflows
- Understanding of IP networking, including multicast
- Knowledge of Audio-over-IP technologies such as Livewire, AES67, and Dante
- Good general IT knowledge and understanding of software- and IP-based broadcast systems
- Ability to remain calm and effective when supporting live output
- Strong communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively
Global Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Global and has not been reviewed or approved by Global.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days’ annual leave plus an extra work‑anniversary day, with the option to buy up to five additional days, points to broad time‑off flexibility. Enhanced family and accessibility leave further expand coverage.
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Healthcare Strength — Access to a 24/7 virtual GP, health and dental discount programs, long‑term sickness insurance, and life assurance at 4x salary indicate robust health protection. Free Headspace membership and nutrition coaching complement the core offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Discounted gym memberships, cashback benefits, discounted travel insurance, and access to company‑sponsored music events contribute lifestyle value. Feedback suggests these extras add to a fun, wellbeing‑oriented culture.
Global Insights
What We Do
The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold. Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers. Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities. On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 26.3 million on the radio alone.
