Technical Operator, Inverness

Job Description

Job Details

Job Band: B

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Department: BBC Scotland Gaelic News

Location: Inverness – office based

Salary: £25,700 – £30,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience

Flexible working: Accepted – can discuss preferences at application and offer stages

Purpose of the Role

The Technical Operator (TO) will be based in the BBC Inverness office and will work as part of a team of around ten Senior Technical Operator and Technical Operators. The team is managed by a Lead Technical Operator who is also based in Inverness.

The TO will gather, process and broadcast content on BBC ALBA and Radio nan Gaidheal and will work closely with editorial colleagues to deliver high quality news content. The role involves office based tasks (outputting live TV and radio content) and field work gathering content for multiple platforms. The TO must meet the highest technical standards, continually develop skills, support BBC digital platform growth, and collaborate with others in the wider Nations Operations team.

Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Plan and ensure all required facilities and arrangements are available in radio studios, TV gallery, studio floor, and outside as needed.
• Coordinate assembly of all material required for programmes.
• Handle problems encountered with live transmissions, considering editorial priorities and resource availability.
• Select equipment best suited to the editorial style sought.
• Advise and guide on story treatments regarding production values and technical viability.
• Direct programmes for live broadcasts, transmission, or recording, either on location or studio, considering time constraints, lighting, and filmmaking techniques.
• Supervise and produce editing of material as required.
• Operate broadcast camera equipment to gather content.

Skills and Experience Essential Criteria

• Experience as a technical operator in a live broadcast environment across various production genres.
• Experience operating baseband and file based routing and ingest systems.
• Good technical knowledge of digital media standards, codecs, production workflows and dependencies.
• Good technical knowledge of broadcast systems and infrastructure, studio and outside broadcast facilities.
• Understanding of television lighting and related equipment.
• Appreciation of colour and light in television production and skill in operating equipment to control these factors to meet artistic and editorial requirements.
• Knowledge of local and inter regional circuit routing and control systems and processes.
• Knowledge of safe working practices in studio and OB environments.

Gaelic Version – Purpose and Responsibilities

• Eòlas de bhith ag obair mar obraiche theicnigich ann an àrainn craolaidh bheò agus thar farsaingeachd de stoidhlichean riochdachaidh.
• Eòlas air a bhith a’ cleachdadh siostaman ingest, baseband agus file based routing.

Benefits

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35 hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working that can be discussed at any stage.
• A values based organisation where what we do matters.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Equal Opportunity

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio economic background, religion and/or belief.

Disability Confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process or for the role, please contact us via email: .