YouTube Researcher - YouTube First Content

JOB DETAILSJOB BAND: BCONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-Term Contract / Attachment, Full-time till 27 February 2026DEPARTMENT: BBC Children\’s and EducationLOCATION: Salford – HybridSALARY RANGE: £24,600 – £31,000 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.PURPOSE OF THE ROLEWe’re looking for creative and strategically minded YouTube Researcher to join our YouTube team within the BBC Children’s and Education department. This is an exciting opportunity to help craft engaging content that amplify our BBC Children’s and Education shows and talent to 0-12 year olds on biggest video platform.WHY JOIN THE TEAMYou’ll be part of a creative and groundbreaking team at the forefront of developing, piloting and commissioning high impact content and formats designed for the digital native “YouTube” generation. We are on a mission is to grow our brands and talent on YouTube and BBC iPlayer, drive reach and communicate the value of the BBC to existing and new audiences.Your Key Responsibilities And ImpactResearch and support the development of original engaging YT format ideas and content briefs for 0-12 year olds across our portfolio of BBC Children’s and Education YT channels, aligning with our tone of voice, editorial valuesHelp set up shoots and oversee editing of pilot formats and ‘taster’ videos to test out ideas and support commissioning process.Support the management of our YouTube channels, uploading new content, creating engaging thumbnails and writing SEO optimised video titles and description metadata.Help track content and channel performance using YouTube studio and analytics tools, looking out for trends and sharing insights with the wider team.Essential CriteriaYOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEExperience using editing and design software – ideally Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects)Understanding of YouTube content and what works for younger viewers, including top trends in news and education content for kids.Organised, proactive and up for pitching in whenever needed in a busy and fast paced team.Knowledge of YouTube products and features, including live streams, shorts and podcasting.A keen interest in data and audience research and how to translate it into creative ideas.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.CP25DisclaimerThis 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.ukRedeploymentThe 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr