Broadcast engineer

Work with us on the application and system management of NOS broadcast equipment, which reaches a multi-million audience every day.

As a broadcast engineer, you are responsible for the management and continuity of the broadcast systems on which the NOS news, sports, and event productions run daily.

You will primarily deal with application and system management of critical broadcast equipment and, together with your colleagues, ensure that the systems behind radio, television, and online productions are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

A large part of your work consists of analyzing and resolving complex 2nd-line faults within our broadcast environment. In doing so, you coordinate with colleagues from Media Support, suppliers, and internal users to resolve disruptions quickly and sustainably.

Additionally, you perform management activities, such as monitoring, maintaining, testing, and optimizing systems.

You also implement technical changes and contribute to innovations and a future-proof media infrastructure for the NOS.

(Hilversum & The Hague | 32-36 hours | collective labor agreement | max. € 6,103.-)

If something happens anywhere in the world, the NOS is there. News, Sport, and Events. We are there 24 hours a day and 365 days a year for everyone on all imaginable platforms: from television to Instagram, from YouTube to radio, from Teletext to Facebook, from NOS.nl and the NOS app to X, Instagram, and TikTok.

The Media Technology department manages and contributes to the development of the complete media infrastructure of the NOS. This ranges from the broadcast environment for radio, television, and teletext to internet publications. Our department consists of 6 1st-line Media Support employees and 8 2nd-line broadcast engineers.

With this team, we are responsible 24/7 for all media-processing broadcast systems within the NOS, which are used to create many broadcasts and publications daily.

• Managing and optimizing mission-critical broadcast systems.

• Resolving complex 2nd-line faults within the media infrastructure.

• Monitoring the availability and performance of broadcast applications.

• Implementing technical changes, updates, and improvements.

• Contributing to innovations and automation projects within the NOS broadcast environment.

You work in a modern broadcast environment in which IP, audio, video, and IT technologies merge seamlessly and automation plays an increasingly large role.

Your location is the Media Park in Hilversum, the premier center for broadcast & IT.

You will help ensure that our media infrastructure remains reliable, stable, and available for millions of viewers, listeners, and online users.

Why choose a career at the NOS? Because we are an inspiring workplace where your contribution makes a difference.

There is a collegial and professional atmosphere, we work with the latest techniques and equipment in the fields of audio and video, the work is interesting, socially relevant, and also very fun!

This is what else you can expect from us:

• a gross monthly salary between €3,449 and € 6,103 based on 36 hours. This is in accordance with scales G & H of our CLA*. Scaling is dependent on your knowledge and experience;

• On top of that, you will receive a €52 gross contribution toward your health insurance, 8% holiday allowance, 6% end-of-year bonus, and annual periodic growth.

• A one-year contract for 32-36 hours per week, with the intention to extend it, if it suits both you and us.

• A good pension scheme, company fitness scheme, and 50% discount on NLZIET.

• More than 5 weeks of vacation.

• A contribution to your travel expenses, station within walking distance, and free parking.

• In our building, you can make use of a quiet room, a separate pumping room, and a company restaurant.

• Plenty of room to further develop your talents! Our own NOS Academy offers training that makes you better at your craft and advances your career. Additionally, you will receive a personal career budget.

At the NOS, we want to be a reflection of society in both our reporting and our workforce. Do you contribute to this? Then we would love for you to come work with us.

* a link to the CAO for Broadcasting Staff can be found at the bottom.

Our work is complex and exciting
Due to the degree of complexity of our work in combination with the time pressure of live TV broadcasts, our work remains challenging and exciting at the same time.

A pillar in the organization
Our department ensures the continuity of the entire organization. We form an important link in the production process and work with the latest techniques.

You are an all-round engineer who feels at home in an environment where audio, video, IT, and network technology converge.

What we find important is that, just like us, you are passionate about the technologies we work with. You are friendly, customer-oriented, positive, collegial, and can collaborate well, even under time pressure. You see the big picture and look for sustainable solutions.

You feel responsible for the proper functioning of our production environments.

Furthermore, you have:

• at least 3 years of work experience in a broadcast or media IT environment;

• experience with the management and support of broadcast audio and video equipment;

• demonstrable knowledge of audio workflows and audio technology;

• knowledge of IP and network infrastructures;

• affinity with both IT and broadcast technology;

• experience with Linux, Omniplayer, and broadcast audio workflows is a plus;

• You have a good command of the Dutch language.

You will work primarily in Hilversum, but possibly also a few days per month in The Hague. Working hours are 7 days a week according to a roster (day, evening, and weekend) and on-call shifts.

The NOS is there for everyone. That is why we also want to be a work environment where you can get the best out of yourself and where everyone feels at home. A diverse work environment ensures that we can look at our work from different perspectives. Apply if you think you can contribute to this!

Are we talking about you? Apply!

Interested in joining us as a broadcast engineer? Then apply via the application button, answer our questions, and upload your CV. You can apply up to and including Wednesday, November 18.

Our application process consists of two interviews and an offer discussion.

The first interviews are on Wednesday, November 25.
The second interviews will take place in the following week.

Questions about the position? Email Brahim Andich, Media Technology Team Leader, via: Brahim.Andich@nos.nl.
Questions about the procedure? Email Marijn Immink (recruiter) via marijn.immink@nos.nl.

This vacancy is being posted internally and externally simultaneously; internal candidates have priority.

Please note that for this position proficiency in Dutch at a professional level and current residency in The Netherlands are required.

To recruiters: we prefer to recruit our candidates ourselves, so your help is not needed.

Please apply via the application button below.