Senior Operator

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Attachment/FTC until January 2027
DEPARTMENT: Media Operations at BBC Midlands Today
LOCATION: Office based at BBC Birmingham Mailbox. Shifts are required.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 33000 to 43 000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Operations Team in Birmingham provide technical services to our daily news output. This includes Midlands Today Politics Midlands our Online and Audio offerings in the West Midlands and Local Radio.
We provide gallery directing vision and audio mixing location shoot/edit crewing media management varied studio operations and Satellite truck operations.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Our team in the West Midlands serves diverse audiences spread across the heart of the country. We have nationally important stories to tell and also get into the lives of our smaller communities both in our urban centres and rural areas.

As a member of Media Operations youll be part of a national family of technical staff. Youll be supported by experienced staff and encouraged to fulfil your potential and continually learn new things. Our award-winning team is quite small so we expect a high degree of personal responsibility which for some can seem daunting but is really rewarding.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

To provide high quality and creative location camera work and quick turn-around packages when needed on the day editing to a tight deadline.
Working flexibly to provide live outside broadcasts for Midlands Today into all bulletins
Bring interest to the programme to help develop the editorial story and creative story telling
Multi-skill to enable smooth running of the rotas that will include undertaking day early late and weekend shifts
Work flexibly to meet the needs of Live broadcasts when needed
Undertake other operational shifts within the team outside filming based on previous skills or business need

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in location filming and editing working closely with the teams producers and journalists to manage the look and feel of a story adding to and delivering a productions team vision to tight broadcast deadlines.
Demonstrable ability to produce creative ideas for the look and feel of a story and our viewers show evidence of being able to foster a close working relationship with the production team and be able to realise and deliver those ideas to tight deadlines.
Have a strong understanding of our target audiences across all platforms and the ability to tailor content accordingly.
Understanding health and safety guidelines offering a proven track record of working safely.
Show the ability to build relationships to train new and junior staff sharing your skills and experiences and to multi-skill meeting the needs of the programme.

DESIRABLE:
Ability to sound mix or edit
Experience gained in a live broadcast environment would be beneficial.
Additional operational skills would be advantageous
Media Management
Editing on Quantel
Vision mixing or directing
Experience of operating live satellite links

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.