TV Presentation Announcer/Director - BBC Scotland

Package Description

Band: C

Salary: £34,400 - £49,400 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: 2 x Permanent

Location: Office Base BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay Glasgow. This is an office based role.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.

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Job Introduction

BBC Scotland TV Presentation is responsible for the transmission of three of Scotland’s TV channels - BBC One Scotland, BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA from our broadcast centre at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. We are looking for two Announcer/Directors to join the team and work mainly across BBC One Scotland and BBC ALBA. You will be one of the voices of BBC One Scotland, speaking live to the nation whilst operating the playout automation and other audio visual systems to ensure smooth and accurate transmission.

Main Responsibilities

• Working a 365 rota as part of a small team covering transmission from early morning until late night. Shifts cover the range of the broadcast day from 0515 till schedule end of day ( late evening close-down).
• Working ‘solo’ in the Presentation suite, ensuring all the items in the schedule are broadcast correctly. You are responsible for the advance QA checks of all of our television broadcast content which involves accurately checking visual content, audio, graphics, subtitles and audio description.
• During the live transmission day, you will be listening and giving clear instructions over open talkback via headphones and speakers.
• Broadcasting confidently, clearly and warmly, live to our audience whilst listening to director and studio talkback via headphones.
• Constant monitoring of live on-air content via a bank of monitoring screens and audio feeds.
• Operating playout automation and other IT systems, liaising with editorial and technical colleagues ahead of transmission and making changes where necessary to keep the schedule on track.
• Responsible for making quick reactive editorial decisions in a live television environment should a live programme over/under run or when breaking news demands that we must swiftly enact changes to our transmission schedule.
• When on shift, writing and delivering live continuity announcements to promote our programmes and communicate important information about content in an engaging way that resonates with our audience.
• Whilst mainly based on BBC One Scotland and BBC ALBA, you will be scheduled occasionally on a BBC Scotland shift every 8 weeks or so. Therefore vocal & editorial flexibility, having an appreciation of our BBC Scotland channel, our audience and programming is essential.
• When on shift on BBC ALBA – acting as ‘transmission controller’ for the busy Gaelic, mixed-genre channel.
  
  

Are you the right person?

• If you have a pleasant, versatile and engaging voice and are excited by watching our BBC Scotland television channels all day.
• If you are comfortable with operating television transmission systems whilst talking to time.
• If you enjoy the challenge of live broadcasting and have experience/are comfortable operating a Presentation suite under pressure.
• If you are comfortable with the role of checking and monitoring our television programmes, trails, graphics and associated Access Services files (subtitles and audio description)
• If you can make considered decisions quickly, balance conflicting priorities and work with engineering and production colleagues to get things back on track when they don’t quite go to plan.
  
  

You could be the person we are looking for. This is a great opportunity to work in a live transmission environment.

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