Journalist - Streaming

BBC Group and Public Services; London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Journalist for their Streaming division. This exciting role involves creating and delivering engaging stories tailored for live streams and digital-first formats, ensuring high editorial standards and compliance with guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess strong journalistic instincts, technical awareness of streaming tools, and a collaborative spirit to work closely with senior journalists and production teams. With excellent career progression opportunities and unrivaled training, this position offers a chance to thrive in a vibrant, diverse environment while connecting with audiences across various platforms.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental and health care

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a journalist in fast-paced environments.
• Strong understanding of editorial standards and commitment to accuracy.
• Good technical awareness of streaming tools and digital production.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage live and recorded streaming schedules.
• Monitor news developments and prepare reports for senior journalists.
• Operate streaming software for high-quality broadcasts.

Skills

Journalism

SEO Principles

Streaming Operations

Technical Awareness of Streaming Tools

Content Management Systems

Video Production Processes

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Journalism or related field

Tools

Streaming Software

Image or Video Editing Tools

Job description

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Journalist - Streaming

Journalism

Permanent - Full Time

London, GB, W1A 1AA

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 20/05/2025

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 23008

Band: C

Salary: £32,000 - £42,000 plus London Weightingdepending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Continuing

Location:London

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more .

This is a hybrid role combining strong journalistic instinct with streaming abilities. A streaming journalist will be responsible for originating, shaping, and delivering stories tailored for live streams and digital-first formats — helping the BBC connect with new and existing audiences across platforms.

Main Responsibilities

This role operates within the MENA region as part of the BBC World Service, supporting the Arabic, Persian, and potentially Turkish language services

You will be reporting to senior Journalist/reporter-Streaming and will have the following responsibilities:

Content Planning and Production Management

• Develop and manage live and recorded streaming schedules aligned with editorial priorities.
• Support the smooth delivery of streams by coordinating technical logistics and content production.
• Report directly to the Senior Journalist/Reporter-streaming , providing regular updates on content plans, technical readiness, and live operations.

Editorial Reporting and Support

• Monitor news developments, alert senior journalists to breaking news, and prepare reports, agency guidance, and briefing notes.
• Contribute story ideas and assist in shaping content for streaming and digital platforms.

Streaming Operations

• Operate and assist in managing streaming software to ensure reliable, high-quality broadcasts.
• Manage technical setup for remote and field streaming when required.

SEO and Digital Optimization

• Apply SEO techniques (metadata, titles, descriptions, tags) to maximize the discoverability of live streams and clips.
• Tailor streaming content to platform-specific requirements and algorithms.

Main Responsibilities cont'd

Content Quality Assurance and Editorial Standards

• Maintain high editorial, technical, and brand standards for all live and recorded streaming output.
• Ensure compliance with BBC editorial guidelines, maintaining accuracy, fairness, and impartiality.

Guest and Talent Coordination

• Assist in preparing on-air guests and contributors, providing technical support, scripts, and briefing documentation.

Innovation, Crisis Management, and Trend Monitoring

• Stay updated on the latest digital and streaming trends and suggest innovations to enhance coverage and technical resilience.
• Assist in troubleshooting technical issues during live coverage and apply contingency procedures.

Health, Safety, and Compliance

• Follow BBC health and safety policies during streaming operations and remote deployments.

Language Ability

A strong written and spoken ability in Arabic or Persian would be an advantage but not essential.

Are you the Right Candidate?

• Proven experience as a journalist, particularly in fast-paced, digital-first environments.
• Strong understanding of editorial standards and commitment to accuracy, impartiality, and fairness.
• Good technical awareness of streaming tools and digital production processes.
• Understanding of SEO principles and how to optimize live content for social and digital platforms.
• Collaborative team player, able to work closely with senior journalists, producers, and technical teams.
• Ability to respond quickly to breaking news events and support rapid live coverage.
• Knowledge of video production processes, including planning, scripting, and publishing.
• Awareness of health and safety procedures for broadcast and remote work.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills under pressure.
• Familiarity with content management systems and newsroom editorial workflows.
• Basic skills in image or video editing tools.
• Experience supporting live audience interaction (chats, polls, interactive features).
• Familiarity with visual storytelling formats and social-first video production.
• Written and verbal communication skills in Arabic or Persian

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviourshere .

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please clickhere .

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

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.

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