Junior Broadcast Engineer

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

Job Description

The Engineering staff support all station broadcast requirements in Brisbane and Gold Coast.

The Trainee Broadcast Engineer role requires shift work to maintain and support all on-station and remote systems, with an emphasis on: graphics, file transfer, news edit and production edit systems, on a 7-day roster.

Supported Systems include Studio Control rooms, News systems, Broadcast Cameras, Editing Suites, Production Suites, Acquisition and Contribution equipment, Graphic Suites and ENPS.

Role Responsbilities:

•  Repair broadcast equipment including cameras, links, lights and audio equipment.
•  Provide initial support to Control Room systems, including MOSART, VIZ Graphics, VSM and Dante.
•  Provide support for a range of Editing systems, including Velocity, Premier Pro, AVID and Final Cut Pro
• Provide initial support for newsroom systems, including Imagine News Force, file and tape-based ingest, GPRX and ENPS plugins.
•  Provide initial support for a range of broadcast-centric systems such as KVM matrices.
• Multiviewers, sound and video processing systems and talkback systems
•  Provide input for resolving operational technical issues, such as upgrade paths and workflow changes.
•  Communicate with engineering staff and manager the status of equipment repairs
•  Provide support for the Master Control environment
•  Continue to keep the workspaces clean and tidy

Employee Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrates a positive and professional communication style
• Participates in and supports a team environment
• Demonstrates the ability to work unsupervised
• Communicates in a clear, timely and consistent manner
• Shares information in a positive way
• Where required follows NEC company policies and procedures
• Supports and participates in a safe workplace culture

Qualifications

Essential Skills:

• Certificate II or Certificate III in IT
• Ability to learn new technology including IT systems
• Ability to learn to problem solve and analyse technical aspects of complex systems
• Ability to learn new systems and their integration into existing systems and workflow
• Own Transportation
• Available to work weekends

Desirable Skills: 

• Previous experience in IT 
• Team Player
• Good Communication 

Additional Information

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.