Eurovision Services is seeking a highly motivated Broadcast Engineer to be part of our Production Hub, based in Madrid.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION
As a Broadcast Engineer you will be responsible for the commissioning, maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting of the Broadcast Infrastructure at the Eurovision Services Production Hub. In detail you will:
- Develop and maintain good working practices in all your operational duties, implementing and improving procedures.
- Define and implement workarounds according to the level of criticality.
- Ensure compliance with established technical standards.
- Share information and knowledge with the rest of the operational teams.
- Provide active feedback about the operational performance to the rest of the staff in the Production Hub.
- Monitor the report of faults/modifications on equipment in the Eurovision Control Room or any critical technical points that might appear across the network.
- Support your direct manager in performance evaluation processes, meetings, and decision-making processes within the team.
- Ensure optimal resource and task allocation, with proper follow-up.
- Take temporary measures to ensure the business continuity of our broadcast services.
- Train the team to maintain consistent, high-quality service through monitoring and service integrity assurance.
- Guide staff on capturing incident logs in the relevant operating system for internal follow-up with support teams and external reporting to customers.
- Occasionally participate in event projects to provide technical guidance and engineering solutions.
- Occasionally take part in outside missions, acting as a technical coordinator, engineer, or engineer-in-charge.
In this position, you will be required to work on shifts, including weekends, overnight, and on-call coverage on a rotating basis.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years working as a Broadcast Engineer in an MCR, ideally in the field of sports events
- Ability to handle commissioning processes of the SMPTE ST2110 broadcast network
- Proven experience with Video over IP, SMPTE ST2110, PTP, with the ability to operate, analyze, and troubleshoot these systems
- Familiarity with broadcast (live) production workflows and terminology
- Proven experience with live broadcast systems: video switching, live graphics, audio handling, slomo systems
- Proven experience with broadcast signal transmission: fibre, SRT, satellite communications, streaming
- Ability to implement monitoring tools and actively follow up and solve alarm events
- Proven experience with audio/video/IP testing and measurement systems
- Ability to define workarounds in case of equipment failure
- Technical knowledge to keep our broadcast systems permanently up to date
- Ability to read, understand, and maintain technical documentation (AutoCAD, Visio)
- Experience with NMOS implementation and administration
- Proven experience with video format standards and processing
- Knowledge of video colorimetry and HDR-SDR conversion workflows
- Strong computer skills: networking, streaming, first-line maintenance, etc.
- Proactivity and strong initiative
- Problem solving and innovative thinking
- Stress management
- Project management experience will be considered a plus.
- Fluency in Spanish and English (mandatory)
WHY JOIN US?
Becoming part of our team means working in a stimulating, inclusive, and international environment that comes with a range of fantastic benefits:
- 28 working days of paid vacation per year
- Private health insurance
- Company pension fund
- Meal vouchers
- Public transport allowance
- Gym allowance
ABOUT EUROVISION SERVICES
With over 60 years of experience in broadcast production and distribution for major sports events, we know that great events don’t happen by accident. We have one of the largest hybrid satellite and fiber transmission networks of its kind in the world. In addition to our core broadcast services, we are constantly innovating to provide services that allow our customers to enhance their content and adapt it for use on all digital platforms.
This is why we are the first-choice media services provider for event organizers, media organizations and sports federations when they are looking for adaptable, end-to-end solutions to produce, distribute and personalize content for their audiences.
We are Eurovision Services. We deliver excellence in everything we do, to leave our customers free to focus on what matters most to them – creating truly amazing experiences. Discover more about Eurovision Services at www.eurovision.net.