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Who We Are:
At IMG, our Studios business use content and technology to power the world's passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. We've built Europe's best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the world's best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether it's live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world.
Who We Are:
Cingularity are a highly specialised global fibre network provider enabling premium live broadcast TV transmission. Our obsession with quality, performance, and network resilience, has allowed us to deliver services for companies including Amazon Prime, Warner Brothers Discovery, and ATP Media, where we are trusted to carry the live TV signals destined for their global TV audiences. Cingularity was acquired by IMG Media in September 2022 to provide the expertise to guide IMG’s remote production evolution toward a hybrid model of fibre, satellite, cloud and IP.
Cingularity seeks project engineers from live event, broadcast or network transmission-focused backgrounds.
As a project Engineer, you will join the team responsible for the deployment of live broadcast solutions through the entire life cycle of a project delivery. Reviewing solution documentation, presaging, on-site project builds, warehouse stock management, monitoring, and support when hand over solutions to operations are key functions of this role.
Please Note:
- The position will be based London at our office, 28 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR, United Kingdom but remote working will be considered.
- For equipment builds/testing, you must also attend IMG Studios, Stockley Park, 5 Longwalk Rd, Hayes, Uxbridge UB11 1FE, United Kingdom from time to time.
- Due to the nature of the role, travelling worldwide for project builds at datacentres and customer premises will be necessary.
What You'll Do:
Pre-Event Staging, Testing & Maintenance:
- To pre-stage and test equipment for the events.
- Create, read, and interpret schematic and topology drawings based on customer requirements.
- Engagement with end customers on project meetings to ensure project success.
- Engagement with telecommunication suppliers.
- Monitor warehouse stock and replenish where necessary.
- Manage the technical/equipment and maintenance of Cingularitys mobile Vehicle(s).
Project Engineering:
- To work alongside Cingularitys project management function to deliver the technical elements of a solution.
- To perform all appropriate testing before solution deployment, focusing on network connectivity and transmission encoding and decoding services.
- To ensure correct monitoring of customer video and data services are in place.
- To provide direct support to customers during project delivery stages.
- To work with partners and suppliers via phone and email for project related issues and other enquiries.
- Ensure Cingularitys asset management system (Flex) is up to date with all equipment and their locations.
- Ensure Cingularitys record database (Netbox) is up to date with all equipment, connectivity, Contacts and IP addressing schemas.
You Will Have The Following Strengths:
- Ability to work under pressure on time critical projects.
- Ability to work long hours in line with project deployments.
- Ability to turn-up and troubleshoot network connectivity for transmission.
- Excellent problem-solving skills whilst deploying projects for live broadcasts.
- Ability to follow engineering and technical diagrams to build solutions.
- Knowledge of live TV Broadcast environments and workflows.
- Proficient in making co-axial and ethernet (RJ45) cables.
- Excellent knowledge of baseband video (SD-SDI,HD-SDI,UHD), audio, video routers and multiviewers.
- Knowledge of optical fibre-based technologies with the experience of deployments and troubleshooting.
- Understanding of MPEG encoding/decoding (AVC/HEVC) and JPEG2000/JPEG XS.
- Familiarity with Net Insight products (Nimbra MSR, VA/N414) is desirable.
- Understanding of MAC OS, Microsoft Windows and Office 365 with working knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets.
- Basic IP knowledge:
- Ability to apply basic network configurations to equipment.
- Ability to perform basic network troubleshooting of data/ telemetry services.
- Experience working in a live/broadcast environment (or similar role).
- Full Driving Licence.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills are essential.
- Proven record of providing exceptional customer experience.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to remain focused under pressure.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Drive to build their knowledge and skills on existing and emerging technologies.
Benefits:
- Income protection
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Virtual GP
- Pension contribution
- 23 days holiday + bank holidays
- Dental insurance
- Green car scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidized office canteen (Stockley Park Office)
- Free breakfast
- Eye Care
- Endeavor Wellness - lunch and learn events
- EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) - range of practical and emotional support services
- Critical Illness cover
- Financial Wellbeing
- Health Cash Plan
- Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass/ GymPass
- Health Screening
- Will Writing
- Dynamic office environment with great people!
- Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
- Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events
- Tech Scheme
- Taste Card
- Travel Insurance
The Process:
We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in IMG. We will review all applications and will be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.
- Tele/Virtual Interview – up to 30 mins with member of talent acquisition team
- 1st stage interview - Virtual/in person – TBC
- 2nd stage interview – TBC
- 3rd stage interview - Virtual - TBC
