Journalist – Commercial Archive

Job Type: Fixed-Term Contract (12 months)

Salary: Up to £40,000 + London Weighting (£5,441) - depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

Location: Office Base is London, Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role is primarily creating content for BBC.COM and supporting other editorial initiatives as instructed. The core activity will be researching, writing and producing the weekly BBC In History content for the Culture Section of BBC.COM.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
• May be required to present the content on radio, TV or online. This might be live or recorded.
• Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
• To undertake pre-and post-production and studio work, live and pre-recorded.
• To liaise closely with other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.
• Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism or project as appropriate.
• To tailor different archive treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
• To prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available.
• To produce engaging packages through a range of production skills.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Significant recent experience as a journalist, with a good knowledge of production techniques.
• Strong archive research skills, including a thorough knowledge of BBC archives and research systems.
• Detailed understanding of BBC editorial policy and how it is applied to archive reuse.
• Strong understanding of copyright law and clearance processes.
• Ability to use technology as required, in order to gather material for broadcast and able to adapt to new technology and systems with ease.
• Ability to create compelling, nostalgia driven storytelling through knowledge of target audiences and their needs and expectations.

DESIRED NOT REQUIRED

• An understanding of how new technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence, can create new opportunities in how the archive is exploited.
• Understands how a team works effectively and experience of working without direct supervision.
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
• Effective planning and organising skills, ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to write creatively in an engaging manner, adapt, produce and translate with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to differing audiences and forms of media suitable for multimedia output.
• The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

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.

This is your BBC

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.

Life at BBC Studios

A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days. Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions). Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit. BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture.

You belong. 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.

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: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk