Technician

Unleash your potential in a place you belong!

At Paramount Networks International (part of Paramount Global), we have an iconic portfolio of brands, like Paramount Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Comedy Central and many more, reaching more than 3.8 billion subscribers in 180+ countries and territories, via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages.

Come and join a culture where content, people and ideas merge. An exciting and open place where your talents can truly thrive and where our employees make it unique. You could be the next addition to our incredible team!

PERMANENT FULL-TIME ROLE based in MELBOURNE
 
Enough about us! What you’ll do as a Broadcast Technician: 
 
As a Broadcast Technician you’ll be working as part of the Technology Team, being the support person that helps keep all our broadcast and IT systems ticking along nicely. We have a lot of technology and this role will expose you to a large and diverse range of equipment, from studio cameras to standardised IT infrastructure, to customised applications, servers, and SAN storage.  

You’ll need to love technology, be able to pick stuff up really quickly, share knowledge, and embrace change. You will thrive on keeping up with the rapid technology developments in the Broadcast and IT industries and enjoy getting your hands in to the nitty-gritty of our systems & hardware.
   
 

Functions will also include:  
  
•    Technical support and maintenance of Broadcast and IT equipment 
•    Working with equipment suppliers to ensure minimum down time and optimal reliability of broadcast and IT equipment and systems. 
•    Providing a professional high level of service and guidance to end users and clients. 
•    Document a whole lot of systems and procedures.

What are we looking for? What’s important?   
  
•    Tertiary qualifications in IT, Telecommunication or Systems Engineering
•    Linux OS and scripting 
•    Familiarity with cloud based systems
•    Windows Systems Administration
•    Network and Hardware troubleshooting and Support
•    Ability to work a rotating shift roster including early mornings, late night shifts and occasional weekends.
•    Calm under pressure and working to time critical situations 

Extra brownie points for experience with any of the following (not essential):

•    Broadcasting equipment 
•    Post-production systems 
•    Media Asset management systems 

Why Paramount?
We could just list the numerous benefits our employees avail of every day.  However, for now we'll just leave you with how our employees feel about us:
•    92% of our employees stated they would highly recommend Paramount to a friend (Glassdoor)
•    We hold a 4.1 STAR RATING, by far the highest rating in the media sector (Seek Company Profiles)

Paramount embraces differences and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of factors such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property or birth. These grounds also include age, nationality, marital status, disability, place of residence and sexual orientation.

We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First Peoples, and the Traditional Custodians of the land where we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging, and we are proud to live in a country which is home to the world’s oldest living cultures.

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Paramount is a global media and entertainment organisation with some of the best known and loved brands in the world. Employing over 1,700 people locally, and a further 25,000+ globally, we deliver premium content through multiple platforms for the young (and the young at heart of course!).  

We pride ourselves on creating content that gets people talking. What’s more, you’ll find all these great shows (and more) on our free-to-air channels (10, 10 Bold, 10 Peach, Nickelodeon), our digital platform 10 Play that also includes a vast array of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV known as FAST (including numerous MTV and Nickelodeon channels), and our subscription video on demand service Paramount+.   

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