Production Specialist

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Media Operations London
LOCATION: London Broadcasting House
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £52,600 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
The role will be shift based, operational hours between 6am and midnight, 7 days a week and occasionally overnight work subject to advanced notice.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Production Specialist you will work across a range of output, primarily our streaming service, BBC News Live which provides content for BBC iPlayer, the News website, News App, BBC Sounds and BBC News Channel. You will work closely with editorial colleagues using automation, with progressive technological and presentation styles to deliver content. You will be part of a multi-skilled team providing technical and creative skills across all aspects of the production process.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Working in a multi-skilled way to deliver undefined streamed and pre-recorded content in all areas of broadcast operations.
• Moving between different duties and tasks throughout the day, being flexible as the needs of a busy and vibrant news operation requires.
• Being operational using state of the art camera, audio and broadcast automation equipment.
• Taking technical and creative responsibility for the output you are working on.
• Understanding editorial needs and deploying the correct technical solutions to meet the editorial requirement.
• Communicating with editorial colleagues and presenters whilst carrying out other tasks under pressure.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Experience of working in a fast-paced or live news production and experience of working in a number of these areas: automation, cameras, lighting, programme timing, sound, vision mixing, outputting and production administration.
• Proven experience of operating and communicating effectively, whilst remaining calm under pressure, with an influential decision-making ability.
• Have experience, interest and awareness of a wide variety of content production.
• Have experience of collaborative team working to deadlines.
• Someone who consistently upholds the highest standards of professionalism and has demonstrated a positive, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach. They show strong initiative and excel at building and maintaining constructive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.

DESIRED

• Experience, interest and awareness of new forms of media including social media and digital streaming production.
• Knowledge of Newsroom computer systems.
• Knowledge of Sofie, vMix, Mosart and HTML graphics systems.
• Technical knowledge to solve problems and act as first-line support where necessary.
• Keen interest in news and current affairs.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

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.

Information at a Glance

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Benefits

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35 hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
• Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio economic background, religion and/or belief. Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:

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