BBC Cymru Wales Operations is home to a creative and dynamic in-house Post Production facility operating across our two bases in Cardiff - Central Square and Roath Lock Studios. We post produce a wide range of programmes for Public Service, BBC Studios and the Indie sector including Crimewatch Live, Crash Detectives, Casualty, Hayley Goes…, the URC coverage for Scrum V and Clwb Rygbi, and local output across all genres including live and fast turnaround programmes, and O.B.’s. 

Role Responsibility

The main responsibilities will be to assist editors and all members of the post production team with operational support as well as troubleshoot for production and Editors with editing queries as appropriate.  You will media manage in an interplay environment as well as export media in a variety of codecs and wrappers including QTs, AS11s, Pro Res files and other formats.  You will have experience in Ingesting from a variety of card based formats, archive files or legacy tape based media.  You will upload to cloud based viewing systems and file transfer systems and undertake small fixes, sync pulls and edits as required.  You will also guide freelancers through internal workflows, procedures and systems.

The Ideal Candidate

Our busy team are supported by the edit assistants, who fulfil a variety of tasks within Post Production from running to assisting the Operations staff in all areas, alongside freelancers and members of production. You'll be familiar with Post Production techniques and terminology, and be able to demonstrate previous experience in these areas.  You will need to be enthusiastic, patient and resourceful and have good organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise tasks.

Package Description

For this role  /  Ar gyfer y swydd yma:

(d) Welsh language skills are not necessary  /  Nid yw sgiliau yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn angenrheidiol

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.  /   Mae modd cyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.

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 25 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Contract: Fixed Term (Full Time) - Ending 12/06/2023

Location: Cardiff

Band: B