Designer, Storytelling & Formats
BBC Media Action
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Attachment/FTC, 12 months
DEPARTMENT: BBC News Design
LOCATION: London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £34,000 - £44,850 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.
JOB PURPOSE
You’ll help shape the way millions of people experience BBC News by designing compelling storytelling formats and building the components that bring them to life. Working with a supportive, creative team, you’ll grow your craft in visual storytelling, design systems and visual identity while contributing to projects that make a real difference to how audiences understand the news.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The Storytelling & Formats team is at the centre of BBC News’s visual storytelling. We design the formats and components that shape how audiences experience our stories across digital and social platforms. Our work spans immersive article experiences to social storytelling, and supports the cross-platform design system used across the newsroom.
As a Designer, you will work closely with journalists and engineers to develop new storytelling approaches. From early wireframes to narrative structures that bring complex stories to life, you will explore new formats, contribute to the evolution of the BBC News design system, and help define how stories live across our digitals platforms, from web to social.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
- Collaborate with editorial and engineering teams to design engaging storytelling formats and experiences.
- Design and deliver accessible components for web and social platforms.
- Prototype narrative and interaction ideas that bring editorial concepts to life.
- Contribute to format innovation, exploring how BBC News can tell stories in new and future-facing ways.
- Share design best practice, fostering collaboration and consistency across the team.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE – KEY CRITERIA
Essential
- Strong portfolio demonstrating experience in visual storytelling and editorial design.
- Proven experience with Figma and Adobe CC.
- Solid understanding of accessibility, responsive design, and cross-platform delivery.
- Ability to work collaboratively with editorial, product and engineering partners.
- Clear communication skills with strong attention to detail and craft.
Desirable
- Experience in media or publishing.
- Familiarity with video editing tools.
- Familiarity with illustration or other visual storytelling techniques.
- Awareness of current design trends and emerging digital storytelling practices.
- Understanding of prototyping and testing methods to validate design decisions
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.
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
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