News Operations Centre (NOC) Trainee - Sky News

Join our dynamic Osterley-based team and gain practical experience in the fast-moving world of live news and sports news broadcasting. This entry-level role offers a structured training pathway, giving you hands-on experience operating, supporting, and maintaining broadcast equipment and streaming technology used to deliver live content across Sky platforms. 

You will help support the daily delivery of news and sports news coverage, special projects, and live events, working both collaboratively and independently. The role is designed to support your career development and progression. 

This is not a content creation role. The focus is on the technology, broadcast systems, and engineering that support media content delivery. While in-house training is provided, a basic understanding of broadcast technical fundamentals is expected from day one. 

Sky News

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.

What you will do: 

• Become a member of the Sky News Operations Centre (NOC) team who play a pivotal role in the delivery of live and non-live content for Sky News and Sky Sports News. You will be working as part of a team and at times independently.    

• You will follow in-house structured training, working alongside various Sky teams to deliver breaking news around the clock. Learning how to operate, maintain and modify the latest innovative technology to deliver news content to our customers. 

• Through your training you will have the opportunity to gain a good understanding of a variety of broadcasting and IT systems. Learning to deliver video and audio via a broad range of options including IP, 4G/5G cellular bonding devices, cloud, satellite and fibre options.    

• Sky News requires cutting edge thinking to ensure ever changing technology delivers the best customer experience possible. This will require working calmly and professionally in a diverse, fast paced, exciting environment often to tight deadlines.   

• An ability or willingness to logically break down at times complex workflows, dive into error logs and system documentation to figure out or escalate a problem that you may not have seen before.  

• This is a shift-based role within a 24/7 operation, involving some night work. You will need to be comfortable with the flexible and dynamic nature of a 24-hour news environment, including occasional opportunities to work off-site to support outside broadcasts. 

What you will bring: 

• Bring a proactive, hands-on approach to configuring, supporting, maintaining and routing broadcast equipment and streaming devices, helping ensure daily news coverage, projects, and special events are delivered reliably. You will be able to work effectively as part of a team while also taking ownership of tasks independently when needed. 

• During training, you will provide technical support to news and sports news teams, including those working in challenging environments, using clear and appropriate communication. 

• Diagnose and resolve issues by working logically through problems, identifying root causes, and understanding why something has not worked as expected. 

• A good level of computer literacy (Microsoft, MacOS) and a basic understanding of networking and internet streaming protocols.   

• Prior educational or work experience in broadcast technology, sound production environment or related industry would be advantageous but not a requirement.  

• Although a technical role, a demonstrable interest in news and current affairs is expected.    

Benefits and perks 

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:  

• Free NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema   

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution 

• Private healthcare with mental health support  

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance  

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect  

• Sharesave and Tech schemes  

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences 

How you’ll work 

This role is office-based, and your designated office location is Osterley.

Your office base  

Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. 

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are 

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can. 

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.  

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

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