Graduate Trainee Engineer 2022

STV’s broadcast channel, accessible free-to-air on all the main TV platforms in Scotland, reaches 3.2 million viewers each month, while STV Player, the UK’s fastest growing streaming service, is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes.  Multi-genre production company STV Studios - one of the UK’s leading content businesses - has an impressive track-record of success across a wide range of broadcasters, with productions including BAFTA-winning Elizabeth Is Missing and The Victim, and much-loved returning series Celebrity Catchphrase and Antiques Road Trip.

STV’s Central Technical Area consists of a small dynamic team of operators and engineers providing 24/7 television playout services across Central and Northern Scotland using a variety of broadcasting platforms. An opportunity has arisen for a Broadcast Engineering Trainee to join STV in the Network Operations Centre on an 18 month fixed term contract basis.

Key responsibilities

Reporting into the Broadcast Systems & Engineering Manager, the Graduate Trainee will work across and gain a good understanding of all areas of STV Broadcast Engineering.

You will be based in the Network Operations Centre (NOC) and be responsible for:

• Monitoring of STV output across Central and Northern Scotland on a range of platforms
• Providing first line support across the Playout and Broadcast infrastructure
• Services to our News operation including communications and satellite downlinks
• Engagement in project work and system installations and configuration

Operational, on the job training will be provided in all areas of the CTA including NOC, Playout and Content Management, in conjunction with training and education in all aspects of STV’s Broadcast Technology Infrastructure.

Skills & experience

• A technology-related degree profile
• A keen interest in all aspects of Television technology
• The ability to work at a systems engineering level from drawings and documentation
• Excellent IT skills including networking – an interest in coding would be beneficial
• The ability to work well in teams
• Fault-finding skills and the capacity to solve technical problems in a creative way
• Strong communication and people skills
• The ability to remain calm under pressure
• A proactive and results-focused approach to work
• The ability to work with a minimum of supervision
• Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace
• Sufficient colour vision and hearing

Benefits

There are plenty of reasons why it’s great to work at STV, here are just a few of the perks for you:

• 25 days paid annual leave and 9 public holidays per annum, with the option to buy more through our Holiday Extras scheme
• An extra day’s holiday on your birthday
• Healthcare cash plan providing Company contributions towards dental, optical, wellbeing or other healthcare costs
• Company pension contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket travel loan
• On-site occupational health service
• Flexible benefits portal providing a range of retail and gym discounts

The STV Broadcast Technology department provides a 24/7 operational role.  The Graduate Trainee will initially work regular (9am to 5.30pm) hours progressing to a shift pattern across 7 days.

We’re happy to talk about hybrid working to help you balance work, life, and to achieve your goals in both – we’re focused on creating an inclusive working environment where colleagues can collaborate, create and thrive to deliver results and perform at their best.

Join us

STV is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce and to equality of opportunity for all. We encourage applications from candidates currently under-represented in our industry, so we are keen to hear from people from an ethnically diverse background, disabled and/or neuro diverse people and those from a lower socio-economic background. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.