Post Production Engineer - EXTEND

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studioworks
LOCATION: On-site - London Elstree Studios & London Television Centre
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £45,000 - £52,000 plus £5441 London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Please note: While BBC Studios offers 26 days of annual leave, Studioworks provides 25 days. Other benefits may also vary slightly between the two entities.

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 [email protected] .

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).

ABOUT BBC STUDIOWORKS

BBC Studioworks Ltd is a commercial arm of the BBC, delivering world-class studio facilities, post-production services, and related services to the market. It works with production companies and broadcasters to create and edit content for a variety of channels and broadcasters - including the BBC’s EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing, to Pointless and ITV’s The Chase.

The company’s main studios are based in Borehamwood/Elstree and Television Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, London. It also operates a studio in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, which launched in 2022. Most recently, BBC Studioworks is expanding to Digbeth, taking on the management of an exciting new studio facility dedicated to film and television productions.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join BBC Studioworks as a Post Production Engineer, supporting post-production services across Elstree and Television Centre. You’ll ensure Avid, EVS, storage and file-based workflows run reliably, lead incident response, and provide hands-on technical support to production teams in busy studio environments. Your expertise will help deliver resilient, high-quality post-production services that enable creative teams to produce outstanding programmes for audiences every day

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

At BBC Studioworks, you’ll join a collaborative, highly skilled engineering team supporting some of the UK’s most recognisable studio productions. You’ll work with industry-leading post-production technologies in fast-paced, creative environments, where your expertise directly supports programme delivery. We invest in our people through training, development and knowledge-sharing, offering opportunities to grow your skills while contributing to high-quality content enjoyed by audiences every day.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Provide expert operational support for post-production systems including Avid, EVS, shared storage and file-based workflows, ensuring services remain reliable and available for productions.
• Lead and coordinate technical incident response, resolving issues efficiently to minimise impact on studio operations and programme delivery.
• Support and optimise Avid (MediaCentral, Interplay, Nexis) and EVS (XT, XS, XTA, IPDirector) environments, working closely with production and editorial teams.
• Manage and troubleshoot file transfer and content movement services, ensuring secure, timely and reliable delivery of media between systems and locations.
• Monitor and resolve storage performance and capacity issues across shared storage platforms, maintaining content availability and operational resilience.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Demonstrated experience supporting Avid and EVS post-production workflows in a broadcast, studio, or production environment.
• Administrative-level experience supporting Windows, Linux and macOS systems in a production or operational environment.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues across post-production systems, including storage and file-based workflows, in time-critical situations.
• Experience leading or coordinating technical incident response, maintaining service continuity and clear communication with stakeholders.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to support production and editorial users effectively.
• Recognised experience in a similar role.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Avid Certified Support Representative (ACSR) certification or equivalent experience supporting enterprise Avid environments.
• EVS certification and hands-on experience supporting EVS platforms including XT, XS, XTA servers, IPDirector and databases.
• Networking certification (vendor-neutral or vendor-specific) and practical understanding of IP networking in media environments.
• Experience working with virtualised or cloud-based systems, including virtual machines and containerised platforms.
• Experience producing and maintaining technical documentation using tools such as AutoCAD, including system diagrams and layouts.

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 as soon as possible.

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More about BBC Extend

To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled and/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 [email protected] .

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 .

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