Broadcast IT Engineer at Daily Trust

The officer will support and maintain a range of broadcast and IT equipment and provide advice and expertise to operational and programme activities in the channel.

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for maintaining technical equipment and systems to the required safety and technical standards with minimum disruption to operational activities.
• To interpret and diagnose technical problems reported from a range of sources
• To create and maintain asset records and technical documentation
• To understand the operation of technical equipment and the context of its use in production and broadcast activities.
• Where required to undertake operational duties
• To undertake project work, delivering to agreed technical, financial and time parameters.
• To provide technical advice to technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels
• To provide input, advice and feedback on the sustainability, and use of new products and processes
• To order spares and materials through the organization’s procurement procedures seeking best value
• To act quickly and pragmatically under pressure to prioritise and resolve technical faults and problems.
• To simplify and systematically analyse and evaluate technical problems
• Willingness to take initiative, originate action and be responsible for consequent decisions.
• To communicate clearly with a range of people at different levels of the organization and explain and discuss technical issues using a range of styles, tools and techniques.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree/HND in Broadcast Engineering or any related field
• At least three years’ experience in a TV channel
• Understanding the radio and television associated transmission and carrier systems.
• Understanding of personal computers, servers, IT Systems and networks.
• A keen interest in broadcast technology, its development and application
• Experience of working in a broadcast technology (or similar) environment.