Assistant Editor (Projects), Streaming

BBC; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in London seeks a dynamic professional to lead innovative streaming content. The role focuses on engaging underserved audiences through creative live and on-demand projects. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong live production skills and technical proficiency, alongside a collaborative spirit and a keen interest in digital media and analytics.

Qualifications

• Experience in live news coverage in a control room and on location.
• Strong knowledge of production and storytelling techniques.
• Demonstrated team player with experience in collaborative settings.
• Understanding of audience consumption patterns on digital platforms.
• Advanced technical skills for shooting and editing.
• Interest in AI and technological advancements in news production.
• Experience using analytics for decision making.

Responsibilities

• Attract underserved audiences with innovative content on digital platforms.
• Collaborate with various teams on projects for live coverage.
• Implement technical developments related to live streaming.
• Cover for Assistant Editors when necessary.

Skills

Live news production

Team collaboration

Audience engagement

Technical broadcasting skills

Storytelling techniques

Analytics usage

Interest in AI

Job description

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
• To 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.

Essential
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE – KEY CRITERIA

• 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

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.

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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. 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.