Field Technician - Broadcast Engineer

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 Field Technician - Broadcast Engineer. This position works within our Engineering team based at our Mt Wellington, Auckland OB base. It will also involve work on outside broadcasts around New Zealand as required.

The Position

The Field Technician - Broadcast Engineer is responsible for the efficient setup, operational condition, calibration, and signal standards of the Outside Broadcast (“OB”) Unit or Studio control room and other associated equipment assigned to projects.

Key Responsibilities, but not limited to:

To liaise with the project’s Technical Manager to ensure you are fully briefed on the size, scope, production schedule, equipment and facilities required.
To have assisted with preparation of operational readiness of all equipment and facilities by the scheduled production hand over time required by any field or studio project you are assigned to.
To have assisted with completion of system calibration and signal checks onto the local program recording device or devices to the end users transmission or recording facility by the predetermined time in the production schedule.
Monitor program signals and equipment during production for problems and rectify any problems encountered to minimize the impact on the production.
Assist in maintaining (both preventative and repair) of all broadcast equipment.
Ensure the electrical and mechanical safety of all broadcast equipment.
Be prepared to work shifts, and travel where required.

Required skills and attributes include but not limited to:

Proficient in interfacing external equipment to the truck.
Good understanding of transmission signals generated from the truck/ Flyaway kit.
Good understanding of field equipment – remote cameras, RF camera links, remote monitoring and communications systems.
Fault finding of equipment failures.
Basic understanding of TCP/ IP and Networking.
Ability to manage and maintain strong client relationships at all times. Provide dedicated services that meet the needs and requirements of all NEP New Zealand’s clients.
NEP believes that, first and foremost, the efforts of our people are what contribute to our successes. We offer a range of benefits that assist our team in their professional development and wellbeing, including:

Salary continuance insurance
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 are available to travel as required, 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. Read more