Ideal Shopping Direct
Senior Broadcast Engineer
Starting at Ideal Shopping Direct PLC as an Assistant Engineer in 2004 I gained the confidence of my colleges and managers and am now Senior Broadcast Engineer responsible for the smooth running of the broadcast systems. My responsibilities are as follows.
- Maintaining specialist equipment for video production, broadcast and satellite transmission, and interactive media
- Setting up and monitoring audio/visual links between different locations
- Installing and testing new facilities and equipment
- Setting up and operating editing facilities in post-production suites
- Analysing and rectifying technical faults on equipment and systems
- Minimising loss of service at times of equipment failure by rapidly identifying and implementing alternative methods of service provision
- Keeping abreast of constant changes in technology by investigating new systems, techniques and equipment
- Designing and installing custom audio/visual circuits
- Repairing hardware, and other broadcast technology systems
- Interpreting and implementing requests from producers, directors and other colleagues
- Communicating effectively with members of one’s own and other teams and project members