Broadcast Engineer

September 20, 2024

NEP Australia

Auckland City

FULL TIME

Our Company
If you share our desire to make New Zealand's best television and supply outstanding service and support, then we want YOU to join our winning team with NEP New Zealand!
NEP Group is the leading technology partner for content creators worldwide. For 35+ years we have created innovative products and services for Live Production, Virtual Production and Media Processing to enable our clients to make, manage and show the world their content —anywhere, anytime, on any platform. NEP offers a complete set of end-to-end solutions, from content capture to distribution—including a growing portfolio of transformational cloud-based, software-based and virtualized technologies.
At NEP New Zealand our clients range from the leaders in sport, music, film and television including Entain, Sky, Whakaata Maori, Discovery and TVNZ, to major corporate brands, agencies, and new content owners and creators all around the world.

NEP New Zealand is currently looking for a Broadcast Engineer to undertake a key role based in our Engineering team at our Parnell studio facility.
The position
The Broadcast Engineer enables achievement of NEP New Zealand’s strategy and objectives through provision of efficient and effective broadcast technology solutions and cost opportunities.
They provide Technology support to NEP New Zealand MCR, Hub, Production and Presentation broadcast facilities, along with technical operations support to NEP New Zealand Outside Broadcast Operations as required.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

Liaise with NEP New Zealand Technology Manager on facility engineering project planning. Attend meetings with key people when required.
Provide expert advice on technology and be the point of contact for all technology support issues.
Lead, motivate and communicate with the facility engineering team to ensure delivery of engineering and broadcast results and provide an appropriate level of support and delegation to ensure operational excellence.
Complete daily Engineering reports when on shift.
Maintain software, hardware, and local area network applications on broadcast systems throughout the facility.
Workshop spares management.
Keep software versions up to date. Ensures software licence compliance. Follows all corporate directives for IT security.

Required skills and attributes include but not limited to:

Proven knowledge of electronics analogue / digital principals, techniques and equipment.
Ability to guide and instruct staff in the application of these techniques and principals.
Must have strong business acumen and the ability to identify key issues and their impact in a broad business context.

NEP believes that, ?rst and foremost, the e?orts of our people are what contribute to our successes. We o?er a range of bene?ts that assist our team in their professional development and wellbeing, including:

Salary continuance insurance
Discounts through NEP Rewards
Employee Assistance Programme
Parking provided when on shift

If you feel you have the right match of skills for this position and are available to work on a rostered basis across our Monday – Sunday working week and be prepared to travel, submit your application today!
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About Our Process
At NEP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with Our Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants' suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, right to work checks, and reference checks.

NEP is the largest media technology partner for content producers of live sports, entertainment, and corporate events globally. For more than 35 years, NEP has been delivering innovative products and services that enable clients to make, manage and show the world their content—anywhere, anytime, on any platform.

As a trusted partner working on some of the largest productions in the world, NEP offers a complete set of end-to-end solutions, from content capture to distribution—including a growing portfolio of transformational cloud-based, software-based and virtualized technologies.

NEP’s Live Production solutions range from AV services and live audience enhancements to traditional outside broadcast and cutting-edge centralized and cloud production.

NEP’s Virtual Production solutions start at the creative stage and end with exceptional execution across ICVFX, augmented reality, LED stages and more.

NEP’s Media Processing solutions provide the tools and products our clients need to ingest, edit, store, search, manage and distribute their digital assets to rights holders across multiple platforms.

Headquartered in the United States, NEP has operations in 25 countries with over 4,000+ employees. Together, NEP has supported productions in over 100 countries on all seven continents and is still growing. Clients range from the leaders in sport, music, film and TV, to major corporate brands, agencies, to new content owners and creators all around the world.

Anywhere, anytime, on any platform—we help our clients make, manage, and show the world their content.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available