Journalist (Video)

The successful candidate will also enjoy working in a fast-paced, changeable environment, bringing creative storytelling and treatment ideas with them to the role.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Use a range of video, audio, and digital equipment and information technology to research, report, produce, write, or translate scripts, edit, and adapt videos or TV program material.
• To write timely, accurate, engaging digital video scripts for social media.
• To film and edit video in a timely and creative way.
• To have a deep understanding of metric analytics to understand video audiences' needs and create content relevant for them.
• To undertake interactive tasks with the audience.
• To ensure that BBC Editorial principles and all relevant legal, contractual, and copyright requirements are met, referring upwards in cases of difficulty or doubt.
• To be able to prioritize in order to deliver material in tight deadlines.
• To travel off-base on short reporting trips and assignments.
• To work with or move to other teams and to have the ability to work across a range of skills and in a flexible manner, and to carry out these responsibilities in accordance with the BBC’s overall standards and values.

Your Skills And Experience

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• A full command and up-to-date knowledge of Spanish as a first (or equivalent) language with excellent written Spanish skills and an ability to use language to tell a story effectively.
• Strong experience of digital video.
• Experience with shooting and editing videos for Social Media.
• Evidence of recent original journalistic work of impact in the target area.
• Complete comprehension of written and spoken English and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Experience of reporting, in the field, on international and/or Latin American current affairs issues.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience with live and recorded video presentation would be an advantage.
• Wide and up-to-date familiarity with international news and/or the target area and an in-depth understanding of its history, politics, social issues, and culture as well as the changing needs of the audience.
• A thorough knowledge of the aims, objectives, and standards of the BBC World Service.
• An understanding of the BBC’s distinctive news agenda and a wider interest in the strategy of the BBC as a whole.

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.

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.

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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.