Broadcast Engineer Trainee

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

The Nine Engineering staff provide support for all station broadcast requirements in Brisbane and Gold Coast. Supported Systems include Studio Control rooms, News systems, Broadcast Cameras, Editing Suites, Production Suites, Acquisition and Contribution equipment, Graphic Suites, ENPS.

The Trainee Broadcast Engineer role requires shift work to maintain and support all on station and remote systems with an emphasis on graphics, file transfer, news edit and production edit systems, on a 7-day roster.

Day to day you will:

• Repair broadcast equipment including Camera’s, Links, lights and audio equipment.
• Provide initial support to Control Room systems, including MOSART, VIZ Graphics, VSM and Dante
• Provide support for a range of Editing systems, including Velocity, Premier Pro, AVID and Final Cut Pro
• Provide initial support for newsroom systems, including Imagine News Force, file and tape based ingest, GPRX and ENPS plugins.
• Provide initial support for a range of broadcast centric systems such as KVM matrices, Multiviewers, sound and video processing systems and talkback  systems
• Provide input for resolution of operational technical issues, such as upgrade paths and workflow changes, etc
• Communicate with engineering staff and manager the status of equipment repairs
• Provide support for the Master Control environment
• Continue to keep the workspaces clean and tidy
• Other duties as reasonably required

What we would like to see on your resume:

• Certificate II or Certificate III in electronics
• Ability to learn new technology including IT systems
• Ability to learn to problem solve and analyze technical aspects of complex systems
• Ability to learn new systems and their integration into existing systems and workflows 
• Must be a team player
• Good communication skills

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.