IT and Broadcast Systems Engineer

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IT and Broadcast Systems Engineer 

The Team: Cork’s 96FM & C103 is one of Ireland’s biggest and most successful local radio businesses. Operating from Broadcasting House in the city, Cork’s 96FM is the home to Lorraine & Ross in the Morning and the annual Cork’s 96FM Giving for Living Radiothon.   Playing Cork’s Greatest Hits, C103 is home to the multi-award-winning Cork Today with Patricia Messinger.  Both brands attract almost a quarter of a million adult listeners across Cork City and County each week.

Your role: As an IT &  Broadcast Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation of our broadcast and IT systems, supporting the delivery of high-quality content to audiences of Cork’s 96FM; C103 and Live95.   Reporting to the Head of IT and Broadcast Engineering – Southern Hub, you will be the go-to expert for technical troubleshooting, system maintenance, and innovation within the broadcast environment.

Day to day you will: 

• Provide technical support for live broadcasts, pre-recorded productions, and digital content delivery across all platforms.
• Maintain, repair, and upgrade broadcast and IT equipment, including servers, routers, systems, and editing suites.
• Monitor and troubleshoot signal paths, transmission systems, and IP-based workflows to ensure uninterrupted service.
• Assist in the implementation of new technologies and workflows, ensuring smooth integration with existing systems.
• Work closely with production teams, IT staff, and other departments to resolve technical issues and provide solutions promptly.
• Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, workflows, and maintenance schedules.
• Support the Head of IT and Broadcast Engineering with project planning and execution, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, health and safety regulations, and company policies.
• Participate in an on-call rota to provide out-of-hours support as required.

What we are looking from you: 

• Proven experience in a broadcast engineering or similar technical role, ideally within a live or studio-based production environment.
• Strong understanding of broadcast systems, including video, audio, and IP-based workflows.
• Familiarity with broadcast automation systems, playout servers, and editing software.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, including networking, virtualisation, and cloud-based systems.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues.
• A proactive and adaptable approach to work, with a commitment to continuous learning and development.
• Relevant qualifications in broadcast engineering, electronics, or IT are desirable.

We are Wireless: We create great audio and digital products. Our live radio and podcasts, along with our web and social pages, play a massive part in our listeners lives. We engage, we inform and we entertain with our market leading products. In Ireland we own or represent stations in all main urban centres, and we create award winning solutions for our commercial partners. We are also part of the wider News Broadcasting group with radio stations like Virgin Radio, talkSPORT, Times Radio and talkRADIO which are redefining speech broadcasting n digital audio platforms, connected TV and beyond.

Life at News
At News UK & Ireland some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to offer exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

We champion diversity and inclusion, we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I  strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes.  We also have 8 employee-led networks; Cultural Diversity, News is Out, GenZ, Sustainability Champions, News for Parents, Women in Tech, News UK Christian Fellowship and we are awaiting the launch of our Women’s Steering Group.

In addition we also offer:

• 25 days holiday per year;
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks.
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.