Package Description
Extend: EX2324
Job Reference: 20926
Band:D
Salary: £38,100 - £59,400 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent role – Full time
Location: Office Base is BBC NI, Belfast.
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.
Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.
If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here.
Job Introduction
We have a multi-media Newsroom, and various production departments, incorporating technical areas operated by a team of multi-skilled technical and operational people working across broadcast output seven days per week. We cover all genres of broadcast, News, Sport, Current Affairs, Documentaries, on all platforms of Television, Radio and Online.
This is the front line of content management, dealing with ingest from live feeds, satellites and circuits, including IP paths, as well as material from camera cards and file transfers and archive systems.
The role includes overseeing the integration of content with the various production and operations teams, using a range of technology, to deliver material on time and of the highest suitable quality.
Main Responsibilities
Working within a team, across multiple days covering 7 days per week, with flexible hours as required, from 07:00 to 24:00, with occasional hours earlier and later depending on business needs. Planning, processing, delivering and allocating duties relating to bookings and adhoc events, such as circuits and satellite feeds requiring content movement, baseband video, audio and IP material, by using a range of tools and processes particularly including BNCS, BookIT and Schedulink Being responsible for multiple ingest activities from camera cards and live capture, including file access from other systems and archives. Ensuring the availability of capability for undertaking playout of content, including for live transmission events. To provide supervision, training and oversight of other members of the team, especially Technical and Media Operators and other occasional temp staff, by encouraging knowledge-sharing and best practise awareness. To work autonomously, and often working alone, to deal with complex and unplanned requirements. To be competent in the use of desktop editing systems especially Avid, Cinegy and Dalet, to a basic level of loading and reviewing content, including edit sequences from multiple original files. To create advanced or extensive technical documentation and guides on supported systems and equipment, and can liaise with production departments to ensure programme requirements are fully met, producing documentation where relevant.
Are you the right candidate ?
We are looking for people with enthusiasm and motivation to get the job done to the highest standards. You will have creativity to solve problems, be able to manage multiple activities simultaneously, and always behave with professionalism. You can supervise and train others, sharing technical and operational skills and knowledge to deliver a high quality service focussed on best practises. You can prioritise activities, and delegate tasks as required, including planning for the delivery of urgent or future events.
Please note that you will be asked to submit a CV as part of your application for this vacancy, and this CV will have a significant basis on which we initially review your application. We would therefore encourage you to approach your CV as important and relevant, and to tailor it to highlight the skills and experience which we’ve talked about in this advert. We’d love to know not only about your most relevant experience and responsibilities in previous roles, but also any achievements, transferable skills, or areas of personal or professional interest that highlight why you’d be a great candidate for this role.
