Assistant Editor (Projects), Streaming

The Bbc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization is seeking a creative individual to drive innovative content delivery in the Streaming team. This role involves attracting underserved audiences to enhance BBC News on digital platforms, with responsibilities in live coverage planning and technical advancements. An ideal candidate will have experience in live news production and strong collaboration skills. Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Flexible working

25 days annual leave plus 5 optional

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental and health care

Qualifications

• Experience in live output settings and successfully planning live news coverage.
• Demonstrable knowledge of production and storytelling techniques.
• Experience working collaboratively in diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Attract underserved audiences to BBC News Streaming.
• Work on both small and large news coverage projects.
• Assist with technical developments in live streaming.

Skills

Live news coverage planning

Production and storytelling techniques

Team collaboration

Audience engagement on digital platforms

Advanced technical skills

Interest in AI and technology

Using analytics for decision making

Job description

Overview

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £52,000 - £62,800 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 Role

This exciting role in the Streaming team will lead on the creation and delivery of innovative live and on demand content and projects in the newsroom and the field. The role has a focus on attracting underserved audiences to BBC News on iPlayer and our digital platforms through content that adds value beyond breaking and daily news. This role will also work closely with key partners across the BBC including Nations, Local and the News AI team.

Why Join the Team?

BBC News Streaming is a team playing a key role in driving the digital transformation of BBC News, in a rapidly changing - and innovative - part of the news landscape. Our live streams and video on demand content run on iPlayer in the UK. Streams also run on the News Channel, and globally on BBC News live pages - and as audience viewing for our content grows, so is the team. In the past few months, a new live stream presentation area for has launched, and the team have produced a range of innovative live and on demand content. It\'s an exciting time to be part of a new way of delivering and consuming news.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Be highly focussed on attracting underserved audiences to BBC News Streaming content on digital platforms, with a particular focus on iPlayer - and to deliver this by identifying relevant news stories and events that can be covered as live streams, in an original, creative and innovative manner
• Work closely with colleagues from different teams across News on both small short-term projects and larger, more complex coverage plans. This could range from commissioning, planning and delivering substantial multi-source live coverage such as our recent 10-hour stream building up to Oasis\' first reunion gig - or working in a small team to deliver streaming coverage of a smaller story.
• Assist with the delivery and implementation of technical and innovation developments and tools relating to live streaming and on demand content, such as introducing AI into workflows.
• On occasion, to cover for the Assistant Editors in the Streaming Live and/or Video On Demand team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Thrive in a live output setting, being at home in both the control room and on location - with a track record of planning and producing successful live news coverage
• Have experience of making recorded news content, including strong demonstrable knowledge of production and storytelling techniques
• Have deep and demonstrable experience of being a team player and working collaboratively with colleagues across a variety of different sized teams to deliver high quality output
• Have a thorough understanding of how audiences consume live and on demand video on streaming and digital platforms; in particular, demonstrating a deep understanding of content that will attract underserved audiences to iPlayer
• Possess advanced technical skills - these might include shooting and editing - and to have advanced knowledge of different methods of live broadcasting
• To have an interest in and knowledge of AI and other technological developments and how they can be used in the production of news content
• Evidence of using analytics to help inform decision making

Life and Diversity at the 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 the BBC offers:

• 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.

EEO and Disability Confidence

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.