Operations Technician

BBC UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Health care

Gym discounts

Job summary

BBC Media Operations in London is seeking an Operations Technician to support outside broadcasts and production services. You will manage portable recording kit, accessories and related consumables, ensuring equipment is maintained, allocated to programme teams and tracked for maximum asset utilisation.

The role requires hands-on experience with broadcast cameras and sound gear, strong teamwork, and the ability to explain technical details to non-technical colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience using broadcast/production equipment such as cameras and sound recording equipment.
• Detailed technical knowledge of audio and visual equipment used in programme making.
• Understanding of management, supply, maintenance and storage of all equipment and accessories.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment with a collaborative approach.
• Experience communicating technical information to non-technical colleagues.
• Good planning and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong time management and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Production Services staff deliver a high quality support service for the BBC.
• Operations Technicians provide portable recording equipment, accessories and related consumables.
• Ensure equipment is maintained, available for use, allocated to programme teams and tracked.
• Advise programme makers on kit usage.
• Understand business needs and support production under pressure.
• Prepare and maintain equipment, liaise with programme teams and record asset movements.

Skills

Broadcast equipment handling

Audio/visual equipment knowledge

Equipment management & storage

Team collaboration

Communicating technical info

Job description

Job Requisition ID: 53378

Job Closing Date: 1 November 2026

London, GBR, W3 0RP

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: x2 Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: Locations: Media Operations

LOCATION: London, W3 Park Western

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £25,100 - £30,000 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 Role

BBC Media Operations is at the heart of teams delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people, it manages the craft and production operations for the BBC's news, radio, and some sport services across London, Salford, and Birmingham - capturing, editing, and producing our output 24x7 for TV, radio, and digital platforms.

Why join the team

The Location team is responsible for resourcing and supporting outside broadcasts, News and Production Services who supply and support kit to self-shooters. Our team work on some of the BBCs highest profile events ranging from music (Glastonbury, the Proms) to Sport (Euros, Olympics) to News (coverage of the Party Conferences, elections as well as breaking News events).

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Production Services staff are responsible for delivering a high quality support service on behalf of the BBC.
• Operations Technicians are responsible for the provision of portable recording equipment, accessories and related consumables.
• Operation Technicians and Senior Operation Technicians ensure that equipment is maintained, available for use, allocated to programme teams as required and monitored and tracked to ensure maximum utilisation of assets.
• They will advise programme makers on the use of the kit that is being hired.
• It is essential that role holder understands the needs of the business and is sensitive to the pressures faced by production teams.
• Operations Technicians are concerned with the preparation and basic maintenance of equipment, liaising with programme teams in relation to their requests and advising on equipment set up, and ensuring that the movements of assets are accurately recorded and tracked.

Your skills and experience

Essential criteria:

• Experience of using broadcast / production equipment such as cameras and sound recording equipment.
• Detailed technical knowledge of audio and visual equipment used in programme making
• An understanding of the responsibilities involved in the management, supply, maintenance, and storage of all equipment and accessories
• Proven ability to work in a team environment adopting a collaborative and supportive approach
• Examples of communicating technical information to non-technical colleagues/cohorts at all levels

Desirable criteria:

• Good planning and organisational skills with keen attention to detail
• Strong time management skills with a proven ability to prioritise; experience of working to tight deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

For any general queries, please contact: [e-mail]

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.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

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Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• 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.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

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.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

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: [e-mail]