We are modernising BBC News to serve all audiences better. Our plans will enable us to be a more diverse, inclusive and agile organisation that responds quickly to changing audience needs, provide you with exceptional career opportunities, and strengthen our position as a trusted, impartial, world leading news organisation.

We are looking for a highly skilled craft editor with significant television news experience to join our team to join our Technology & Innovation story team in Glasgow.  This is an exciting and unique opportunity to play a key role  on the BBC’s flagship technology programme “Click” which broadcasts to a domestic and international audience every week.

Role Responsibility

• Edit and deliver the programme Click in several different durations for broadcast and the Iplayer on a weekly basis.
• Reversion content from each episode of Click into various different formats/durations for the BBC language services.
• Working closely with a variety of different reporters and producers editing packages both in person and remotely. 
• Able to use multiple editing platforms depending on the location
• Carry out different edits on material for digital platforms.

The Ideal Candidate

• Be fully conversant with AVID Media Composer, and have a good knowledge of AVID Media Composer effects
• The successful candidate will be a craft editor with experience of long and short form items and programmes.
• They will be used to editing quickly to meet news deadlines but also be creative.
• They will be able to work alone or as directed by a reporter or journalist with an understanding of the journalistic/production aims of the output.
• They will need to be a highly motived self-starter with the ability to work under pressure to a high standard and have good interpersonal skills.
• Familiar with the technical requirements of FCP and Adobe Premier
• Experienced in editing VTs with very high production values.
• Clear understanding of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines.

Package Description

Band: C
Contract type:Permanent
Location: Glasgow

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 â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.