Broadcast Manager

Job description

Broadcast Manager

Base Location: London

The KPMG Business Services function is a cornerstone of our UK business. Operating from 20 UK locations and sitting with KPMG Central Services we do work that matters.

Within Central Services we are part of a community of experts across a wide range of critical activities who help grow, run, and protect KPMG in the UK.

From HR and Learning, Finance, Procurement, Facilities and Business Support, through to Risk and Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Sales and Marketing, our approach is focused on driving the improved performance of the firm, which we support with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses, we've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

Why Join KPMG as a Broadcast Manager

This exciting new role reports into the Senior Broadcast Manager for KPMG in the UK, with the purpose of delivering engaging, high quality broadcast / streamed / recorded events to our people. 

Building on the two years of broadcasting experience our dedicated studio has gained, you’ll work closely with our small broadcast team within Internal Communications, and across Corporate Affairs and Marketing. Closely collaborating with our Digital teams in order to deliver quality broadcast events for our key audience. With a hybrid angle to our events, you will also find creative broadcasting methods to bring content to a live and virtual audience simultaneously.

The Internal Communication team’s purpose is to drive confidence, trust and pride in the strategy and leadership of KPMG in the UK. We help deliver this through trusted business partnering, colleague-centric delivery of transformation and change and timely, engaging digital communications which help colleagues feel part of a great organisation and access what they need to be even more effective in their roles.  This role shows our commitment to convene more conversations with our people and help the whole organisation come together to talk about what matters to us and make us special. 

What will you be doing?

• Production manager of complex broadcast productions
• Able to act as broadcast production support in studio and gallery for broadcast events as demand requires
• Technical production management and planning for the development and delivery of flagship events such as – “Connect Live” or the “Annual Partner Conference” – these events require complex production co-ordination and logistical support
• Work as part of the team to deliver a quality broadcast schedule across the firm, maximising opportunities to use our skills and facilities.
• Promotion of the studio using in house systems such as Viva Engage
• Oversight of production assets prior to broadcast
• Creation of production procedures and processes (studio floor operations/ floor management/ Health and Safety) – dissemination of same to other team members – version control of documentation
• Teams delivery over network – production planning, Teams diary bookings, Teams links management including functionality settings
• End to end broadcast production solution ownership
• Mentorship and training of other team members in broadcast production processes – floor management / set builds / props
• Operate some studio kit when required –CueScript/lighting/ set movements
• Strategy and planning of new production broadcast solutions based on client requirements and new technological developments in collaboration with the broadcast team
• Overall responsibility for the broadcast production issues involved in successful broadcast transmission from the KPMG London offices
• Production consultation, recording of meetings, follow up and resolution of any issues prior to a broadcast
• Retention of broadcast content produced and creation of an asset management system with asset record keeping and procedure documentation in collaboration with the broadcast team

What will you need to do it?

• Floor Manager experience - timings / script production / Health and Safety / presenter mentorship / props and set
• CueScript operation, edit scripts and operate when required.
• An understanding of studio gallery technical workflows – cameras, vision mixers – CCU operator controls
• An understanding of studio personnel roles – cameras, vision mixers, sound, lighting  - lead the on floor team as a production floor manager
• An understanding of the principles of three-point lighting
• Network delivery of broadcast content to Teams by creating audience links prior to a broadcast
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines – to remain calm and rational when seeking production solutions to client requirements
• Offer a truly multi-skilled production skillset with flexibility to need
• Comfortable in client facing situations such as in studio liaison when required – mic’ing up and sound assisting duties.
• Logistics/planning/booking crew/diary management/scheduling/email and Teams communications
• A team player with ability to work with contractors, third party broadcasters, network engineers, broadcast engineer, employing a shared technological language.

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:
 

• Credible in stakeholder management, relationship building and ability to manage demanding and challenging clients, without losing sight of the bigger business strategy picture – this in collaboration with the senior broadcast manager.
• A strong understanding of and interest in technology, social media and the impact developing technology is having on communications and collaboration
• Production consultation skills – speaking to clients and breaking down client vision into discrete requirements – documenting the same for booking and planning purposes
• An understanding of new broadcast technology solutions and how these can be applied to the KPMG studio
• Use of or oversight of editing and graphics packages using the Adobe and Da Vinci Resolve suite of products to edit raw footage created by yourself or the wider team using our in house Blackmagic camera systems is an advantage
• Experience of production of self-shooting projects – lighting/editing/graphics/camera work in areas outside of the KPMG studio
• Experience of show calling

To discuss this or wider Central Services roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

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