Live Production Field Engineer - TNT Sports, Eurosport, CNN and WBD Networks

Overview

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WBD Global Field Engineering (GFE) is a unique team of highly skilled engineers based in the USA, UK, UAE and Hong Kong. We manage a wide range of equipment assets used to make live Sports and News television broadcasts at remote locations around the world. Our engineers travel to support these productions for WBD networks such as TNT Sports, Eurosport and CNN.

Over 2025 the growing London GFE team have supported EPL games in England for TNT, the French Open at Roland Garros for Eurosport, TNT Ultimate Cycling shows and US-based REMI operations for TNT Sports including NHL, MLB, Soccer and NASCAR. With CNN we covered events including the Davos WEF in Switzerland, the Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC, the Papal funeral in Rome and NATO meetings in the Netherlands. Coming up in autumn 25 there are EPL and FA Cup games in the new season, a Presidential state visit to the UK, news shows in Ukraine, audience-based show recordings and New Years Eve specials at London venues. In 2026 we will support the Winter Olympics in Milano/Cortina and Roland Garros again for Eurosport, with many more opportunities expected.

Your new role…

The role of Broadcast IT Field Engineer at WBD in London will be based at our Old Street Production Center, where we maintain and store our field equipment and vehicles. The role includes planning, preparation and execution of broadcast engineering functions for making live television productions at remote locations and for enabling technical projects.

Technologies continue to develop and this role is now focused on IT and IP based systems, while continuing to support traditional broadcast systems as needed. Expertise in data networking and troubleshooting are vital skills for our team. Candidates who demonstrate these will be best suited to this role, we are seeking a Networking SME in particular.

In general, this position is best suited for a qualified candidate with substantial experience in live production, who has up to date IT skills and a good knowledge of traditional broadcast engineering. They will apply their technical skills as further outlined in the list below. The post is based on a nominal 40 hour /5-day week in the London office, although working hours and shifts will vary when working on location, as required to meet production schedules, because our networks operate 24/7/365.

Your role accountabilities…

• Provide timely and professional technical support on location, in a fast-paced Sports and News remote production environments.
• Participation in event coverage planning; including client liaison in meetings and written comms, site surveys and reports, creating RAMS, technical systems designs and staffing plans using our corporate planning and document sharing tools.
• Personal travel and equipment logistics arrangements for remote deployments, both local and international using WBD services. Sometimes at short notice. We routinely hand carry equipment on scheduled flights for regional operations and so the ability to physically lift and move equipment cases weighing up to 32Kg is important.
• Setting up in the field and supporting/operating remote studio and contribution systems built with our field equipment, or with equipment supplied by our clients, including Camera and teleprompter systems, video/audio routing, signal processing equipment and cabling, Video/audio codecs for IP or Satellite contribution, production communications systems, audio/video quality control tools, Data comms with supporting networking systems and network analysis tools.
• Performing general hardware and software support for field equipment on site. Planning for spare equipment and workarounds is an important factor in this work.
• Developing systems integration projects with leading-edge Broadcast technology in an increasingly complex IP and IT centric environment. This work will include server and cloud-based systems, data networking equipment and analysis tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in analyzing and solving complex technical problems and the ability to work independently and autonomously in a team-based environment.
• Ongoing maintenance and preparation of our London-based field equipment, vehicles and on-board systems when working in base.
• Training in new equipment and technologies as the need arises. Individuals in this role demonstrate the high-level skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary to maintain support for a wide range of broadcast production and technical tasks.

Qualifications & Experience…

• Education: A technical degree in an appropriate subject, such as electronics, datacomms, media and production engineering (or equivalent education/experience/training)
• Industry experience: Strong experience with a range of live television engineering and project duties including: Technical standards knowledge, site surveys, planning, logistics, electrical distribution, equipment and cable rigging, overall QC, live operations and studio support, troubleshooting and maintenance of production equipment and IT systems, IP streaming contribution and data network support, RF/satellite contribution and datacomms systems.
• Technical skills/certification: Ideal candidates will offer training certificates to demonstrate a range of skills learned from vendors or other training opportunities in the course of their work, over the following broadcast and IT disciplines:
• Production: Operational and tech support knowledge over a range of Vendors’ broadcast and production equipment such as IP Codecs and contribution systems, ENG/studio cameras and support equipment, fiber optic links, SDI A/V routers, glue processing and format conversion devices, video switchers, audio mixers, embedded audio and digital audio devices, media decks, NLE edit systems, TV production intercom and wireless audio systems, PCs, Macs and peripherals.
• IP Data networking: In-depth knowledge of network hardware, software and diagnostic applications for layer 2 and 3 networks, LAN, WAN, VPN, data aggregation and Telco services, to ensure preparedness for current and future IP technology needs.
• Health and Safety compliance: Knowledge of and training in Health and safety requirements for Field operations, Electrical distribution and Hostile environments.
• Personal skills: A calm and confident approach to customer-service with thoughtful, accurate and timely communications in all situations. Experience in problem solving and performing well in a fast-paced environment. The ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations frequently encountered in field remote environments.
• Computer literacy: Proficiency with Windows and Mac operating systems, also with business software including MS Office apps, Sharepoint, and others such as Confluence, Miro, Service Now, Asset management and Project applications used for record keeping and reporting.
• UK driving licence: ideally with C1 class for driving a 5.5T Van.

Onsite Working – This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at the URL below along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

URL: www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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