Reports to:

Playout Shift Leader

Direct Reports:

None

Purpose:

Working within the Chalfont Media Centre, Transmission Controllers ensure quality and continuity of service across multiple television channels.

Key Objectives:

• Monitoring of the automated transmission system, manually intervening as required
• Editorial decision making where ‘Live' inserts to transmission affect schedule timings
• Monitoring of channel outputs for quality and continuity of service
• Execution of transmission schedules to ensure exact content is transmitted at the correct time
• Direct liaison with third-party MCR and control rooms to ensure ancillary feeds are available
• First-line fault diagnosis and liaising with the Engineering team as required
• Ensuring adherence to Ofcom specifications and guidelines
• Managing scheduled caching of programme material
• Responsible for the deployment of redundant systems under failure conditions
• Responsible for limited editorial control within set client guidelines
• Promote an effective Safety, Health and Environment culture, to ensure a safe and healthy working environment within area of operation
• Maintain a secure working environment in line with the requirements of the Arqiva Security Policy in order to protect individuals, information and Arqiva assets

Skills/Competencies

• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Good communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Team player
• Able to work well under pressure and to adhere to strict deadlines
• Very organised and accurate, with attention to detail

Technical knowledge, Experience & Qualifications:

• Media or broadcast operations work experience an advantage
• Experience of operation of broadcast or IT equipment
• Knowledge of transmission systems and/or broadcast systems
• Knowledge of the end-to-end process of Channel Playout
• Experience of working with ‘live' event inserts
• Awareness and general understanding of UNIX/Windows operating systems

Personal Qualities:

• Prepared to work unsociable hours
• Desire to expand technical knowledge within IT and broadcast systems
• Desire to progress career within the company and build on learned skills and abilities

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