Description

Closing Date: 27-Jun-2024

THE ROLE
Package Description
Band:  C
Contract type:  Continuing post
Location:   London Broadcasting House
Salary: £28,000 - £38,000 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. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.
If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here.
Job Introduction
We are looking for a creative video journalist to join our News team – one of the three core teams in our Digital department. Based in London, your main duties will be to edit and produce news video, including short news clips, explainers and features for our Weekend digital coverage on the BBC News website and app. You will work closely alongside other teams in digital and within our wider news operation, supporting our video production operation.
Main Responsibilities
You will have a knack for spotting and developing compelling video content. You be able to write clearly and accurately and use photographs, graphics and video to bring stories to life. You will need to be able to remain calm under pressure and to work collaboratively with others. The ability to cut and edit video to tight deadlines is essential, as is the ability to use editorial judgement, creativity and flair to make compelling video content.
Journalists on News will also use data analytics to make sure our journalism is accessible and reaching as wide an audience as possible
This position is part of the BBC's investment in its digital weekend output and involves working shifts at weekends and two days in the week.
Are You The Right Candidate?
You will be able to demonstrate the following key criteria:
Experience of producing fast-paced, digital-first news coverage in video for online platforms with attention to accuracy, context and tone
Experience of spotting, producing and devising news video that will appeal to digital news consumers
Proven capacity to generate ideas that will help bring in new audiences and broaden our editorial agenda at weekends
A track record of working swiftly and making decisions under intense pressure
A track record of covering the UK and/or international news agenda
Familiarity with using social media, search and audience data to improve storytelling
Experience of writing fast--paced, breaking news coverage for digital platforms would be an advantage
About the BBC
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Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
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