Job Introduction

Newsnight, one of the pillars of the UK’s news landscape is looking to appoint a Production Coordinator to join the flagship programme’s Production Management team. 

Coming at the end of a crowded news schedule, Newsnight aims to tackle the big stories of the day in greater depth than other outlets, to break its own stories with original reporting and news-making interviews, and to provide the most intelligent and original take on the news. It should be thought provoking, intelligent, authoritative, relevant and distinctive

We broadcast live 5 days a week from our studio in New Broadcasting House, London.  This is an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of the live production team providing logistical and administrative support on a busy daily programme.  You’ll need to be a problem solver, calm when working under pressure as well as being a good team player with a can do attitude.

Role Responsibility

Reporting to the Production Manager, the main focus of this role will be the daily broadcast of Newsnight. Tasks will include organising shoots, the deployment of crews and co-ordination of all technical and operational logistics for live and pre-recorded elements.  Occasional work on location may be a requirement.

You’ll need to balance creative aspirations with financial and resource constraints as well as work in partnership with editorial colleagues to deliver outstanding, distinctive content.

The PC will be expected to build and maintain a wide range of internal contacts from across the BBC with e.g. colleagues in Health and Safety/High Risk, Sat desk and MCR as well as across the wider news department.

General hours of work are Monday to Friday from 1530-2330. 

The Ideal Candidate

You will have experience of working in a live production environment with large teams with the following:

• Good technical working knowledge and understanding of live broadcast, including but not limited to satellite bookings, outside broadcasts and   crew deployment.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks and to prioritise people and activities to meet deadlines.
• Experience of working on projects with fast turnaround/short notice broadcast output with the ability to be flexible and change direction easily.
• Experience of setting up filming, including foreign shoots (high risk desirable).
• Experience in negotiating deals, monitoring costs, forecasting and working to budgets with knowledge of BBC payment systems.
• Experience of working as part of large teams.

Package Description

Band: C
Contract type: Continuing
Location: London

General hours of work are Monday to Friday from 1530-2330. Will consider job share / part time working.

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.

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.

About the Company

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 behaviours in the document attached below.

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.

Closing Date10 October, 2022