Current vacancies

FULL-TIME PERMANENT VACANCIES 

For Freelance Work please email: freelance-applications@racetech.co.uk 

Updated May 2025

 

RaceTech offers superb opportunities to enter the exciting world of sports outside broadcasting. In our trainee roles, you will learn all the various technical aspects of OB, receive expert training from highly experienced people and work with a friendly and supportive team in a fabulous environment.

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We believe that the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion are central to our work as a technical services provider and employer. They are inherent in our values of creativity, innovation, honesty, open communication and excellence. We aim to provide a working environment where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and where everyone feels they can be themselves and valued and accepted.

Trainee Outside Broadcast Engineers, various locations; competitive salary, full-time, permanent

Do you love watching sports and horse racing in particular? Would you love to help us provide that exciting footage to a top standard? We need new Trainee OB Engineers to work on live sports Outside Broadcasts at racecourses nationwide.

You should have good technical knowledge with qualifications in broadcast engineering or electronic engineering and some experience of the OB environment would be desirable. However, a keenness to learn, enquiring mind, flexible approach and a love of solving technical problems is more important than direct experience as training will be ongoing. With good IT and communication skills, you must be able to work under limited supervision in a high pressure environment. You must also be prepared to travel regularly and to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. A driving licence is essential and we will also offer training for an HGV licence, a skill for life.

Our operational bases are at Newcastle and York in the North; Warwick and Leicester in the Midlands; and Raynes Park, Lingfield or Chelmsford in the South. You will be expected to reside within a 30-minute drive of your chosen base. For an application form, please email jobs@racetech.co.uk

Trainee Projects Event Support Technician, c£25k, Raynes Park, SW London

We are seeking an additional Trainee Projects Event Support Technician to work within our in-house projects team. As a Trainee Projects Event Support Technician, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the projects team and outside broadcast units during major events. Located at our Raynes Park base, you will provide additional support to OBs and weekend work will be required.

Responsibilities include helping plan, rig and support the major festivals throughout the year, providing guidance and first line support to national operational teams, and supporting internally run projects.

You should have a good understanding of broadcast engineering solutions and IT systems; effective interpersonal and communication abilities for collaboration with clients and teams; and be physically fit to manually move equipment to all appropriate locations. A degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience is preferred. A full driving licence is essential.

For an application form, please email jobs@racetech.co.uk

Trainee Photofinish Operators, based York or Raynes Park, SW London; competitive salary, full-time, permanent

How about that for a finish? Do you love horse racing? Would you love to be the person who helps to decide the outcome of a tight race?

Trainee Photofinish Operators are trained to set up, rig and deliver the photofinish integrity service on race day providing high quality images to the judges to allow correct determination of the race result. You will also learn how to correctly align the photofinish mirror as well as survey the racecourse winning line. As part of the race day TV Outside Broadcast team you will participate in the driving of our vehicles and on occasions may be required to operate a race camera – full training will be provided.

With good colour vision, attention to detail and high levels of concentration, you should have a good understanding of photography and lenses. With accomplished IT and communication skills, you must be physically fit, able to work at heights and have an aptitude for problem solving. You must also be prepared to travel and to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. A driving licence is essential; HGV is desirable.

Applicants must live within 30 minutes’ drive of either our operational base at York, or Raynes Park or be prepared to relocate. For an application form, please email jobs@racetech.co.uk