Job Introduction

BBC Global News is the home of the BBC’s award-winning international news, sport and features content, which reaches 121 million people around the world across TV, online, apps and social media each week. As the commercial arm of the BBC, we work with brands to create partnerships which connect them with our curious and globally minded audience.

BBC StoryWorks is the BBC’s global content marketing division, part of BBC Global News, and is designed to strategically plan and facilitate innovative and high quality content solutions for a wide spectrum of advertising clients in the areas of commercial content, both in the branded and editorial space. BBC StoryWorks builds on the BBC’s award-winning global expertise in creating compelling film and video, written, visual, audio and digitally innovative content.

The Production Assistant role is a key part of the video production team within BBC StoryWorks.

The Production Assistant, on a day-to-day basis, assists the video production team in partnership with wider colleagues across a portfolio of commercial video productions. The role is expected to help research, produce and deliver/publish video content by contributing technical, editorial, and administrative support to production teams.

Role Responsibility

Assisting the end-to-end production process across a variety of internal and external teams.

To assist in the publication and maintenance of brilliant video on a variety of platforms.

To ensure all content is of a first-class standard: thoroughly checked and ready for delivery/publication, aligning with audience needs and BBC editorial guidelines.

To collaborate with colleagues and internal/external stakeholders to ensure that by working together we achieve the best possible results.

Assisting producers with budgeting and scoping of projects.

Multitasking and troubleshooting on more than one project at a time.

Obtaining quotes from suppliers, onboarding freelancers and sourcing crew.

Responsible for ensuring all necessary rights are acquired for the complete delivery of the production(s) and escalating any issues at the earliest stage.

The Ideal Candidate

A knowledge, or ability to acquire it, of BBC Structures, Procedures and Policies.

Passion for video production and the media industry.

A keen interest in emerging talent within the film and video industry.      

Ability to use IT proficiently, including a range of software packages.

A demonstrable aptitude for detail and accuracy in all areas.

Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to establish and maintain effective relations with a wide range of internal and external contacts.                

Effective time management and organisational skills and the initiative to work both independently and as part of a team.  

Ability to prioritise a conflicting workload efficiently and to maintain standards of accuracy and attention to detail when working to deadlines or changing priorities.   

Resilience and stamina to sustain performance when under pressure from a high volume of work and conflicting priorities, with a flexible approach to deal with a changing environment.

Package Description

Band: B

Contract type: 6 month FTC 

Location: London - Television Centre

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 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.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/