Broadcast Engineer

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.