Production Specialist

• 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.

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.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC Media Operations is at the heart of delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising more than one thousand people, it manages the craft and production operations for BBC’s news, radio, and some sport services across our UK sites.  Our team captures, edits, and produces output 24/7 for TV, radio, and digital platforms that reaches millions of people across the UK and around the world. We are experts in our field, with exceptional technical, operational, and production creativity at our core.

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.

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.