Broadcast Engineer (Projects Focused)

Accepting applications until:

30 October 2026

Job Description

Broadcast Engineer (Projects Focused)

Your Role: Broadcast Engineer (Projects Focused)

Based at our Leicester Square headquarters and reporting to the Managing Engineer & Broadcast Projects, London, you will support the technology behind Global’s radio, podcast, video and digital content. This is a hands-on, project-focused role, with responsibility for supporting live, business-critical systems and assisting the wider Engineering team when needed.

As a Broadcast Engineer (Projects Focused) at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

Deliver technical projects : Assist with the installation, commissioning, upgrade and documentation of broadcast studios, production facilities and associated technical systems.

Support live broadcast operations : Maintain and support live radio, podcast, audio and video production environments, resolving faults quickly and methodically to minimise disruption.

Work across broadcast technology : Support studio audio, routing and Audio-over-IP systems; radio playout and automation platforms including RCS Zetta and GSelector; and video, ingest, streaming and production systems.

Partner with production teams : Provide practical technical support to presenters, producers, journalists, creators and other teams, including for Outside Broadcasts, live events and temporary facilities.

Maintain reliable ways of working : Keep technical documentation up to date and follow incident and change-management processes. Participate in the engineering on-call rota for urgent 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 your first few months, you’ll have:

Built a strong working knowledge of Leicester Square’s broadcast and production systems.

Developed effective relationships across Engineering and content teams.

Become confident diagnosing common studio, playout, audio, video and network-related faults.

Learned Global’s incident management, documentation and on-call processes.

Contributed to the successful delivery of technical projects and upgrades.

What You’ll Need

Live broadcast experience : Practical experience supporting a live broadcast or production environment.

Technical problem-solving : Strong fault-finding skills and the ability to remain calm and effective when supporting live output.

Audio and radio systems knowledge : Understanding of audio signal flow, studio systems and radio automation platforms such as RCS Zetta and GSelector, or similar.

Video and IP capability : Knowledge of video production, ingest, storage, routing, switching and streaming systems, alongside IP networking including multicast.

Audio-over-IP and IT awareness : Familiarity with technologies such as Livewire, AES67 and Dante, and an understanding of software- and IP-based broadcast systems.

Collaboration and communication : Ability to work independently while communicating clearly and effectively with a wider technical and production team.