Communications Specialist - Digital
BBC Media Action
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Communications
LOCATION: London - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £32,000-34,000 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.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Join the dynamic and innovative team behind the BBC’s Media Centre and About The BBC websites and our rapidly growing Corporate social media accounts. As a Digital Communications Specialist you’ll work at the heart of the BBC’s Corporate Affairs division and alongside our Corporate, TV and Radio publicity teams, to maximise digital reach and engagement across both reactive and proactive campaigns.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The Websites and Social Media team sits at the heart of BBC Corporate Affairs and works with teams across the whole organisation to tell the BBC’s story in new and innovative ways. It’s fast paced, often unpredictable but hugely rewarding work, ensuring both journalists and audiences can find out everything they want to know about the BBC’s output across multiple digital platforms.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Maintain the BBC’s Corporate websites, BBC Media Centre and About the BBC
- Schedule and publish announcements about BBC programming and the organisation itself.
- Assist in the running and expansion of BBC Press Office social media accounts and digital platforms
- Craft bespoke proactive digital assets for web and social
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Experience publishing directly to websites and/or social media accounts and a passion for digital storytelling
- A basic working knowledge of image and video editing tools
- An understanding of Search Engine Optimisation
- Strong attention to detail
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED: - Familiar with web and social media analytics tools
- Working knowledge of the Adobe Suite.
- A background in online journalism or digital production
- Understanding of the newsgathering process online
- Familiarity with Media Law and the Ofcom Code
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.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
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.
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
