Journalist, Vertical Video

Vertical Video Journalists are responsible for driving brilliant moments into attention grabbing video – for the video playlist and for video on site and on social, including a range of planned and breaking news carousels. You’ll have the ability to keep across multiple content areas to ensure the best clips are reaching our audiences.

Job Requisition ID: 26035

Job Closing Date: 25 August 2025

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month FTC/attachment – Full time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Salford or Cardiff
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,400- £36,800 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join the team to help shape the future of video in news storytelling. The vertical video carousel is the first mobile-first video tool for BBC News’ website and app and provides a unique opportunity for us to reach audiences with creative new formats and digitally native storytelling methods.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• As a Journalist on the team, you’ll work with colleagues across the BBC and within News to showcase BBC content at its best.
• There’s a huge opportunity to engage audiences we don’t reach as well with vertical video on and off platform.
• You’ll be confident at pitching new ideas and creative treatments on the day’s news stories.
• You’ll have experience scripting, producing, and editing digital video – guiding correspondents and reporters to deliver in a way that works for online audiences.
• You’ll understand and know how to confidently apply the BBC’s editorial guidelines on complex stories.
• This role involves weekend and shift working.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE – ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Ability to work effectively as a member of more than one team.
• Deliver content of the highest standard and within the required timeframe using available resources.
• Thorough understanding of how to tell stories for different audiences, with an emphasis on making news and other content, accessible and engaging to a broad range of audiences.
• Experience using audience research and analytics to develop ideas and grow audiences.
• In-depth understanding of the tools and techniques used to produce digital video in the BBC.
• Must be proficient in FCP and/or Adobe Premiere.
• Ability to think creatively and come up with new ideas for storytelling in video.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

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.