JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Scotland Gaelic News
LOCATION: Inverness - office based
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £25,700 - £30,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

BANN OBRACH: B
CÙMHNANT: Maireannach, làn-ùine
ROINN: BBC Naidheachdan
ÀITE-OBRACH: Inbhir Nis - stèidhichte san oifis
RAON-TUARASDAIL: £25,000 - £30,000 a-rèir eòlais agus sgilean. Tha an tuarasdal a thathas a’ moladh airson an dreuchd seo steidhichte air tuarasdail coltach taobh a-staigh na buidhne agus ‘sa chòrr den ghniomhachas.

Tha sinn toilichte bruidhinn mu thagraidhean ‘son sùbailteachd-obrach. Tha fàilte oirbh seo a dhèanamh aithnichte aig ìre tagraidh, ged nach eil uallach sam bith sin a dhèanamh. Bidh sùbailteachd-obrach mar phàirt den chòmhradh aig ìre tairgse.

BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact extend@bbc.co.uk.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Technical Operator (TO) will be based in the BBC Inverness office and will work as part of a team of around ten Senior Technical Operator and Technical Operators. The team is managed by a Lead Technical Operator who is also based in Inverness.

The TO will perform various roles to gather, process and broadcast content on BBC ALBA and Radio nan Gaidheal and will work very closely with editorial colleagues to deliver the ambitious and high-quality news content that our audiences expect.

The role will involve a mix of office-based tasks including outputting live TV and radio content and work in the field gathering content for use on multiple platforms. The highest technical standards are expected to be met at all times and skills will be constantly developed to meet the needs of the changing media landscape. The TO will be expected to embrace the BBC’s aim of prioritising our digital platforms and will be expected to work together with editorial colleagues to drive growth. The TO will be part of the wider Nations Operations team working across Scotland..

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Carry out the necessary planning to ensure that all required facilities and arrangements are available in the radio studios, TV gallery and on the studio floor (and where appropriate for outside).
• Co-ordinate assembly of all material required for programme.
• Responsible for handling problems encountered with live transmissions, taking account of editorial priorities and availability of Resources.
• Decide on which equipment is best suited to the editorial “style” sought.
• Advise and guide on story treatments in terms of production values and technical viability.
• Direct the programme for live broadcasts, transmission or recording, either on location or studio, taking into account time constraints, lighting requirements and film-making techniques.
• Supervise and produce the editing of material as required.
• Using broadcast camera equipment to gather content.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of working as a technical operator in a live broadcast environment and a range of production genres.
• Experience of operating baseband and file-based routing and ingest systems.
• Good technical knowledge of digital media standards, codecs, production workflows and their dependencies.
• Good technical knowledge of broadcast systems and infrastructure and studio and outside broadcast (OB) facilities.
• Understanding of television lighting and the equipment and systems.
• Appreciation of colour and light in television production and skill in operating the equipment to control these factors to meet artistic and editorial requirements.
• Good knowledge of local and inter-regional circuit routing and control systems and processes.
• A good knowledge of safe working practices in studio and OB environments.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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AN DREUCHD

Bidh an t-obraiche teicnigeach (TO) stèidhichte ann an oifis a’ BhBC ann an Inbhir Nis agus bidh iad mar phàirt de sgioba anns a bheil mu dheichnear àrd obraichean teicnigeach agus obraichean teicnigeach. Tha Prìomh Obraiche Teicnigeach (LTO) stèidhichte ann an Inbhir Nis a tha os cionn na sgioba.

Bidh iomadh gnìomh fa chomair an TO a’ trusadh, a’ gearradh, a’ deasachadh agus a’ craoladh susbaint air BBC ALBA agus Radio nan Gaidheal, agus feumaidh iad obair gu dlùth le co-obraichean susbaint ann a bhith a’ lìbhrigeadh stuthan agus prògraman naidheachd àrd-amasach aig fìor àrd-ìre.

Bidh measgachadh de ghnìomhan oifise, leithid a bhith a’ cur a-mach phrògraman beò air telebhisean agus radio, agus obair air a’ bhlàr a-muigh, leithid a bhith a’ clàradh no a’ craoladh airson telebhisean, radio agus na meadhanan didseatach, an luib na h-obrach. Feumar na h-inbhean teicnigeach às àirde a’ choilionadh an còmhnaidh, agus feumar a bhith deònach ur ur sgilean teicnigeach a leasachadh fad an t-siubhail gus dèiligeadh ri saoghal craolaidh ioma-mheadhanach a tha a’ sìor atharrachadh. Feumaidh an TO feart a thoirt do dh’amasan a’ BhBC prìomhachas a thoirt dha ùrlaran didseatach, agus bidh aca ri obair còmhla ri co-obraichean susbaint gus fàs a thoirt air ùrlaran. Bidh an TO mar phàirt den Sgioba Obrach Roinneil ag obair air feadh na h-Alba..

PRIOMH DHLEASDANASAN:

• Cuir plana an gnìomh gus dèanamh cinnteach gu bheil na goireasan a tha a dhith ann an stiùideothan radio, TV agus anns na h-ionadan stiùiridh (agus a-muigh nuair a tha sin a dhith
• cò-ordanachadh agus a’ toirt ri chèile na stuthan air fad a tha dhìth airson prògram.
• Dèiligeadh le trioblaidean a nochdas le craolaidhean beò, a’ gabhail feart do phrìomhachasan susbaint, agus na goireasan a tha dhìth.
• Co-dhùnadh dè an uidheamachd às fheàrr airson stoidhle sònraichte de shusbaint a choilionadh
• Stiùireadh agus comhairle a thoirt seachad mu dhòighean ealanta gus sgeulachdan innse agus feumalachdan teicnigeach airson a leithid
• Stiùireadh phrògraman beò air an eadhar air radio agus telebhisean, a’ craoladh no a’ clàradh, agus ‘san stiùidio no a-muigh, a’ gabhail feart do feumalachdan ùine, solais agus fiolmaidh.
• Taic a thoirt le a bhith a’ deasachadh stuthan mar a tha sin a dhith
• Stuthan a thrusadh a’ cleachdadh uidheamachd camara craolaidh proifeiseanta agus ga dheasachadh airson a dhol a-mach air an eadhar.

SGILEAN AGUS EÒLAS

RIATANACH:

• Eòlas de bhith ag obair mar obraiche theicnigich ann an àrainn craolaidh bheò agus thar farsaingeachd de stoidhlichean riochdachaidh.
• Eòlas air a bhith a’ cleachdadh siostaman ingest, baseband agus file-based routing.
• Deagh eòlas teicnigeach air inbhean meadhanan didseatach, codecs, modhan-obrach riochdachaidh agus na tha a’ crochadh orra.
• Deagh eòlas teicnigeach air siostaman craolaidh agus bun-structair agus goireasan stìùidio agus craoladh a-muigh (OB).
• Deagh thuigse air soillseachadh airson telebhisean agus an uidheamachd agus na siostaman air a shon.
• Tuigse air dath agus solas ann an riochdachadh telebhisean agus sgilean ann a bhith a’ cleachdadh uidheamachd gus seo atharrachadh airson diofar fheumalachdan ealain agus susbaint a choilionadh.
• Deagh eòlas air gluasad circuitean eadar-roinneil agus siostaman agus pròiseasan smachdachaidh.
• Deagh eòlas air slàinte agus sàbhailteachd san àite obrach co-cheangailte ri stiùidio agus craoladh OB.

Ma tha an t-eòlas agus na sgilean seo agaibh, le neartan iomchaidh eile, chòrdadh e rinn barrachd a chluinntinn bhuaibh agus mholadh sinn tagradh a chur a-steach.