Job Description
This job is with BBC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 12m FTC, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,000 - £35,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Interviews to take place WC 11th August
EXTEND
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact extend@bbc.co.uk.
The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.
If you'd like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Journalist role for BBC News Streaming involves running single-story live streams across a range of daily news stories, frequently as sole producer. The ability to rapidly familiarise yourself with a daily news story -planned or breaking-is essential as are the skills and capacity to deliver any or all the stream's production - editorial and operational. All our roles - including Journalists - successfully pitch and execute ideas for streams that will broaden audience reach.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join BBC News Streaming and help shape the future of digital journalism through our pioneering single story live streams. As a Journalist, you'll typically own the production of one or more live streams in our Streaming Control Centre. You'll be a natural collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced daily news environment where taking ownership for your decisions and development is the norm. You will be as comfortable covering breaking news as you are planned live events and identifying off-diary stories that will engage audiences we need to reach. If you are agile, creative and are passionate about redefining live video news, this is the role for you.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
* As a Journalist on the team you'll work with colleagues across the BBC and within the Streaming Team to showcase BBC News at its best.
* Since launch, BBC News' streams have reached millions of users in the UK and around the world. Across iPlayer, the BBC News website and app and on live pages, we bring audiences live coverage of the biggest stories - delivering the best of the BBC's journalism 24/7. Following significant investment in digital teams across BBC News, the team is now expanding and broadening to deliver non-stop coverage around the clock, from across the globe. From later this year, the team will also regularly deliver output from Streaming to viewers on UK television.
* You'll assist in the production of a wide variety of live news coverage. The successful candidates will be at home with breaking news, or pre-planned major events. With a keen eye for moments, you'll help spot and amplify the best of the BBC to audiences wherever they are with us, digitally.
* Streaming is a major priority for BBC News across our platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the industry; you'll be motivated to embrace the challenge and work with others to seize the opportunity.
* Journalists in the team will be expected to work across a variety of daytime, evening and weekend shifts to deliver always on News coverage across BBC platforms.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Experience working on live programming on a wide variety of subjects, from breaking news to planned coverage of events.
* Understanding and experience of newsroom tooling, systems and techniques to produce live news output.
* Knowledge of compliance procedures, Editorial Policy and media law considerations for journalistic content across BBC platforms.
* An appreciation of how audiences consume video and audio on streaming platforms and the target audiences for News content across BBC platforms.
* Willingness to work inside a multi-disciplinary team, in an agile, constantly developing and adapting environment.
* Capability to juggle competing demands and experience dealing with a constantly changing news agenda and priorities.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
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