Journalist, BBC Verify
BBC News & Current Affairs, BBC Verify – London Broadcasting House, W1A 1AA.
Job Details
* Job Band: C
* Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
* Location: London Broadcasting House, W1A 1AA
* Proposed Salary Range: £36,500 - £46,500 + LW (depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience)
* Flexible working: Discuss at offer stage if requested
Purpose of the Role
Transparency is essential to ensuring audiences trust BBC journalism. This role supports open‑source journalism within BBC Verify, helping the team tell exciting stories using innovative formats. The successful candidate will have a wide range of open‑source journalism skills relevant to both on‑the‑day verification and medium‑term investigations, and generate ideas featuring innovative forensic storytelling.
Key Responsibilities & Impact
* Daily gathering and verification of video, audio and stills, including logging and communication of verification work
* Analysis of satellite imagery
* Use of ship/plane tracking tools
* Contribute to complex open‑source journalism projects
* Generate ideas for open‑source journalism projects, including longer‑term stories
* Write articles and live‑page posts for online and script for television and radio
* Produce or contribute to the production of social videos related to open‑source journalism and verification
Essential Criteria
* Extensive understanding of a range of OSINT techniques and experience of using them in daily and longer‑term journalism
* Experience of verification of video, audio and stills in a fast‑paced news environment
* Excellent geolocation and chronolocation skills, solid grounding in a range of social media platforms including Telegram
* Experience of satellite image analysis
* Experience of writing stories for online
Desirable
* Experience of ship/plane tracking toolsExtensive knowledge of tools and processes used around verificationUnderstanding of AI‑generated media and use of AI tools in open‑source journalismHaving an OSINT specialism that you are developingGood knowledge of recent global conflictsUnderstanding of law and editorial guidelines
Application Information
To apply, visit BBC Careers and follow the application process. Please indicate any flexibility around working arrangements if applicable.
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