Video Journalist - Your Voice, Your BBC News

BBC Group and Public Services; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading broadcasting organization as a video journalist, where you will play a key role in developing stories based on audience responses. This hybrid position offers excellent career progression and training opportunities, alongside a competitive salary package and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave plus options to buy more

Defined pension scheme

Discounted health care and gym

Qualifications

• Significant recent experience as a journalist.
• Ability to gather and prepare audio and video material.
• Strong record of originating and developing stories.

Responsibilities

• Suggest and develop original multi-platform stories using user-generated content.
• Gather and produce material, self-shooting and editing complete packages.
• Collaborate with team members and lead project delivery.

Skills

Journalism

Video Editing

Audio Production

Story Development

Job description

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Journalism

Permanent - Full Time

Leeds, GB, LS9 8AH

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 29/06/2025

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 23858

Band: C

Salary: Up to £46,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Continuing

Location: Leeds or Salford - It is a hybrid role, the successful candidate will frequently attend the office alongside working from home

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 your chance to be at the forefront of one of BBC News’ most important and high-profile projects. Your Voice, Your BBC News puts the audience at the heart of our coverage by developing stories they have suggested.

You will work with other team members to generate and develop stories from responses we’ve received through the website, on email and on WhatsApp.

The role would suit a creative video journalist with a passion for the public and their concerns and a strong news sense; who can spot the needle in the haystack of responses, know where to find the missing fabric and what pattern to follow to sew together the story.

It will involve a lot of collaboration both inside and outside the team and you may be required to oversee the work of more junior team members at times.

Main Responsibilities

Suggest and develop original multi-platform network stories using user-generated content as a starting point.

Gather and produce material, routinely self-shooting and editing complete packages for use across multiple platforms.

Collaborate enthusiastically and respectfully with other team members and take a lead in project delivery.

Prioritise and plan activities to manage time efficiently and independently to meet deadlines, without relying on regular direction.

Liaise closely with other teams and departments in the BBC to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.

Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, capture, edit and deliver content for all BBC News outlets and platforms, including online, TV and audio, to the highest professional standards.

Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.

The role is primarily producing, shooting and editing rather than reporting.

Are you the Right Candidate?

Ability to gather and prepare audio and video material for use on any service, recognising the distinct requirements of different types of output, self-shooting and editing routinely as the main focus of the role.

Significant recent experience as a journalist, with a good knowledge of production techniques and the ability to create content for online, radio and TV.

Strong record of originating and developing stories for national news programmes from user-generated content.

Enthusiasm for the public, respect for their interests and desire to speak to them.

Commitment to be based in Yorkshire, attend the Leeds office frequently and regularly, collaborate in-person with colleagues and be available to the Leeds team.

Work positively, flexibly and respectfully in a team in a role subject to changing priorities and circumstances.

Productive, outcome-focused and willing to be judged on output rather than time spent on a task.

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.

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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