Job BandJob title: Journalist, News Streaming (Sydney)Job reference: 14652Band: CContract type: 12 months fixed termLocation: Sydney, Australia Final day to apply: 8th July 2024 This is a local hire position and eligible candidates must be able to live and work in Australia Job Introduction Can you play a pivotal role in helping BBC News to reach millions of audiences in live video and audio, around the world and across the UK?
The Streaming team is a pioneering multidisciplinary team, charged with delivering, creating and curating the best of BBC News in live video and audio, across our platforms.The team is growing rapidly in the US and Australia to serve and build audiences consuming news on our streaming platform, website and apps.
You will play a key role in this crucial work – working across the globe with colleagues in London, Washington DC and right here in Sydney to produce news content for millions day-to-day.
BBC News is investing in Digital with the mission of becoming the first ever digital-first, global public service news media organisation.
The Digital Department is overseeing crucial growth plans for streaming on iPlayer, on BBC News live pages and on bbc.com.
You will help to deliver the very best of BBC News, live, across BBC iPlayer, the BBC News website and app, and BBC Sounds.
Main Responsibilities As a Journalist on the team you'll work with colleagues across the BBC and within the Streaming Team to showcase BBC News at its best.
Since launch, BBC News' streams have reached millions of users around the world and across the UK.
Across the BBC News website and app on our on live pages, on BBC Sounds, and on BBC iPlayer in the UK we bring audiences live coverage of the biggest stories - delivering the best of the BBC's journalism 24/7.
Following significant investment in digital teams across BBC News, the team is now expanding and broadening to deliver non-stop coverage around the clock, from across the globe.
You'll assist in the production of a wide variety of live news coverage.
The successful candidates will be at home with breaking news, or pre-planned major events.
With a keen eye for moments, you'll help spot and amplify the best of the BBC to audiences wherever they are with us, digitally.
Streaming is a major priority for BBC News across our platforms.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the industry; you'll be motivated to embrace the challenge and work with others to seize the opportunity.
Journalists in the team will be expected to work across a variety of daytime, evening and weekend shifts to deliver always on News coverage across BBC platforms.
Are you the right candidate?
The successful candidate should have:- • Experience working on live programming on a wide variety of subjects, from breaking news to planned coverage of events.• Understanding and experience of newsroom tooling, systems and techniques to produce live news output.
• Knowledge of compliance procedures, Editorial Policy and media law considerations for journalistic content across BBC platforms.• An appreciation of how audiences consume video and audio on streaming platforms and the target audiences for News content across BBC platforms.• Willingness to work inside a multi-disciplinary team, in an agile, constantly developing and adapting environment.
• Capability to juggle competing demands and experience dealing with a constantly changing news agenda and priorities.
