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As a TV engineer, you’ll use your technical know-how and organisational skills to make sure television programmes are broadcast correctly and at high quality. Read more about your day-to-day responsibilities in this role, how your career might develop and what you’ll need to study to land a role.
As a TV engineer, you’ll be working behind the scenes in television and film production or broadcasting environments. Whether working for a big production company or a local television channel, in a studio or out on location, it’ll be your job to make sure programmes are broadcast correctly at the highest quality. You might develop as a specialist technician or move into producer roles across your career.
You’ll often work as part of a technical team and will typically be responsible for testing audio and camera equipment, troubleshooting and fixing technical issues, installing new systems and acting on creative decisions by producers and directors. It’s a competitive field, so you’ll need to be motivated and have a strong interest in the industry.
Daily tasks will vary but could involve:
The average salary for a TV engineer in the UK is £35,360. Graduates start at around £24,000.
As a TV engineer, you might have to travel to different studios or sets to complete your duties, sometimes internationally.
You’ll normally need to be present in an office, studio or filming location to carry out your role, so working from home is rare.
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