Essential Criteria

Your Skills and Experience

• Passion for archive content, television, digital media and the wider media industry.
• Strong research and information-gathering skills, with the ability to work through detailed and process-driven tasks accurately.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Good organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and work both independently and as part of a team.

Desired But Not Required

• Awareness of BBC Editorial Guidelines, compliance requirements and the importance of accuracy and impartiality.
• Experience reading post-production documentation, such as PasC and MRF paperwork, and identifying copyright considerations.
• Experience or a demonstrable interest in archive or footage research.
• Familiarity with archive management systems, content databases or rights-management tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify practical solutions when working through research or clearance challenges.

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

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest, we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment 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.

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.