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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT BBC Media Operations
LOCATION: Quay House Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 37000-46000 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
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We’re looking for a creative and talented multiskilled Senior Technical Operator which a particular emphasis and gallery Sound Supervisor skills. You’ll be able to work at the highest level on some of our flagship output including BBC Breakfast, BBC News at One, Sports News, BBC North West Tonight and BBC News. Work is varied, lively and great fun.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
North TV Operations is a team of approximately 74 people who provide a range of technical and craft services to BBC News, BBC Sport and BBC Local based at MediaCityUK. BBC Media Operations is at the heart of delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people, it manages the craft and production operations for the BBC’s news, radio, and some sport services across London, Salford, Birmingham with teams across the main UK sites. Our team captures, edits, and produces output 24/7 for TV, radio, and digital platforms. We are experts in our field, with exceptional technical, operational, and production creativity at our core.
YOUR KEY REPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
We are looking to recruit a Senior Technical Operator into our team to work on our flagship programmes. This may include shifts on BBC Breakfast, BBC News at One, Sports News, regional output and many more.
You will be working to deliver gallery sound on our flagship output as well as being able to multiskill into at least one other specialism. We would like you to take a proactive role across Media Operations and as a Senior Technical Operator we will look to increase your existing skills with training and mentoring
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Extensive experience in a broadcast sound environment working in galleries or sound control rooms.
A background in live and pre recorded output
Familiar with working in a broadcast environment on live programming often in a pressurised situation.
Comfortable working resiliently in a fast-moving creative environment
Able to communicate clearly and assertively.
Desired But Not Required
A good understanding of health and safety issues and best practice is important.
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.
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
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