Camera Operator

1 Month ago • All levels • Broadcast

Job Summary

Job Description

This part-time Camera Operator role in Palmerston North involves filming live race day activities for thoroughbred, harness, and greyhound racing. Responsibilities include driving to race tracks, setting up and testing camera equipment, collaborating with the team, following director instructions for framing shots, performing basic equipment maintenance, and reporting issues. The role requires strong technical skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to work under varying conditions, ensuring high-quality broadcast coverage. Travel across the North Island is required for race days, with approximately 30 hours per fortnight, increasing during peak seasons.
Must have:
  • Experience with live events and camera operations
  • Strong work ethic and proactive mindset
  • Effective problem-solving and communication skills
  • Teamwork and accountability
  • Full driver's license
  • Physical fitness to handle heavy equipment
Good to have:
  • Tertiary qualifications in Film, Television, or Journalism
  • Heavy truck driving license

Job Details

Description

Hello and Kia Ora!

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Entain Australia & New Zealand are fearlessly revolutionising the racing and wagering industry. We are committed to delivering outstanding and memorable customer experiences, continuously seeking ways to grow our business and expand our markets beyond conventional boundaries. Our Outside Broadcast fleet is responsible for filming live race day activities, playing a crucial role in the successful production of our visual content. We are now seeking a Camera Operator to join our Palmerston North team on a casual basis.

Our Camera Operators are vital contributors to the success of our live race day activities. Their technical skills, proactive nature, and ability to work under varying conditions make our Camera Operators indispensable in the creation of our visual media. From day one, you'll be immersed in the dynamic and thrilling pace of the horseracing and broadcasting industry. You'll deliver thorough and high-quality outside broadcast camera coverage of NZ thoroughbred, harness, and greyhound racing, ensuring an exceptional broadcast which consistently enhances the customer experience.

Entain is excited to welcome you into the thrilling world of horseracing, sports, and wagering. To help us better understand your passion for the industry and your fit for the role, we kindly ask that you include a Cover Letter with your application. Please use this opportunity to highlight your enthusiasm, experience, and why you're a great match for the position.

Where and how you can work...

We have offices in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Sydney, and Brisbane, to name a few! You will be immersed in field-based work, where it all happens! This role is based in Palmerston North, including travel across the North Island for race days.

This is an exciting part-time opportunity, offering approximately 30 hours per fortnight, with the chance for even more hours during the bustling Spring and Summer seasons! You’re someone who thrives within a dynamic environment and enjoys a flexible schedule across weekdays, weekends, some public holidays, and potential late nights.

Your day-to-day...

  • From our Palmerston North base, you'll drive vehicles and equipment to and from race tracks.
  • Collaborate with the team to move equipment to the race track for events, and return once completed.
  • Assemble, prepare, set up, and test cameras and other equipment, ensuring communications are tested.
  • Efficiently report issues to the Director and/or technical staff and assist technical staff with resolving issues.
  • Perform basic maintenance checks on equipment at the conclusion of a race day, escalating equipment issues to the Technical Team.
  • Follow camera instructions from the Director on framing shots and maneuvering the camera throughout the broadcast.
  • Transforms the Director’s instructions into precisely framed and composed shots to vividly capture the on-track action.
  • Coordinate closely with the Outside Broadcast team to ensure a flawless broadcast.

You're a match if you ideally have...

  • A strong work ethic, proactive mindset, and drive to learn and immerse yourself in the industry.
  • Experience with live events and a solid understanding of camera operations would be advantageous.
  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in Film, Television, and Journalism, would be highly regarded.
  • Effective problem-solving skills, paired with clear and constructive communication skills.
  • A collaborative nature who excels in a team environment, balanced with the ambition for autonomy and accountability.
  • An attentive attitude and ability to maintain focus for extended periods.
  • A full driver's license is essential, and further licensing permitting heavy truck driving would be advantageous.
  • Physical fitness and feel comfortable with lifting and carrying heavy camera equipment.

Who are we?

At Entain Australia & New Zealand, we're on a mission to revolutionise the world of sports and gaming venue entertainment. We're the home of Australia and New Zealand's best gaming and tech talent, with a passion for pushing boundaries and creating unforgettable experiences.

We have a host of leading brands under the Entain umbrella – our customers can experience the best of sports betting and entertainment with Ladbrokes Australia and Neds, where together they provide thrilling avenues for sports enthusiasts and racing aficionados alike. Through Entain Venues, our venue partners offer non-stop entertainment through our line-up of brands from the Australian Poker League and SportsPick to the challenges of InnQUIZitive and many more.

We're also proud to support racing and sport in New Zealand through our 25-year strategic partnership with TAB NZ. The TAB brand in New Zealand connects enthusiasts to the heart of the action, whether it's horse racing, greyhounds, or a variety of thrilling sports. We're excited to be working alongside our other key NZ brands including Sport Nation, Trackside, and our brand new wagering brand betcha.

As a global employer, Entain is committed to providing a safe, fun, and inclusive culture where our people feel like they truly belong. We are a multicultural business that values, celebrates and respects individual differences, so whatever your sexuality, gender, gender identity, ability, age, race, religion, or belief, you will have a voice here, and the space to do your best work. Our diverse internal networks provide support for you in expressing your views and making a positive difference.

For more information, please reach out to us at careers@entaingroup.com.au or hit apply now.

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About The Company

Welcome to Entain.


Our journey as Entain began when we evolved from GVC Holdings on 9th December 2020, but our brands have been paving the way and making history since the 1880s.


Today, we’re one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming entertainment groups – a FTSE 100 company that is home to more than 25 widely recognised brands, such as bwin, Coral, Foxy, Gala, Ladbrokes and partypoker.


But that’s just the beginning. We’re constantly broadening our horizons and expanding our global influence. For example, our partnership with MGM Resorts International has allowed us to make waves in the US by powering BetMGM with our bespoke and top-of-the-line technology.


It’s with this unique technology that we’re revolutionising our industry, and we’re boldly working towards being THE world leader in sports betting and gaming. Really though, it’s the people that truly make us who we are. There’s over 30,000 of us around the world and counting, but we all play for the same team.


We’re proud to promote a culture that shatters barriers to unite, and encourages uncompromised diversity of background, thought and experience. When we win, we win together.


If you share our values and want to be part of the revolution, we want you on our team. With offices across 19 different countries, we have an excellent history of identifying and nurturing the finest talent on a global scale. We’re all about putting our customers at the heart of the action and, with us, you can help bring moments of excitement into people’s lives.

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