Production Specialist - Streaming

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term contract / Attachment, Full-time until the 27th March 2026
DEPARTMENT: Nations Business & Operations
LOCATION: Cardiff
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £32,900 - £42,750 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Mae sgiliau'r iaith Gymraeg yn ddymunol ar gyfer y swydd hon / Welsh language skills are desirable for this role.

Purpose of the Role

Join BBC Wales at the forefront of digital innovation as a Production Specialist (Streaming). You'll play a key role in developing and delivering our new live streaming strategy - shaping how audiences experience BBC Wales content online. This is your chance to help define new production workflows and bring streamed content to life in studio and on location across Wales, helping to define new ways of working, creating and streamlining production workflows, and to deliver first class content. Streaming involves different processes compared to our linear output, drawing on both editorial and operational skills. As such, a new approach needs to be developed - one that functions differently from a TV gallery or radio studio.

Why Join the Team

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking operations team that's redefining how BBC Wales connects with audiences. You'll work at the cutting edge of production and technology, developing new skills in a fast-evolving area while helping set the standard for live streaming across the BBC.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Collaborate on the design, testing and rollout of new live streaming workflows across BBC Wales.
• Deliver high-quality streamed content from studios and on location, ensuring editorial and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with Editorial, Operations, and Technology teams to create smooth and efficient streaming workflows and processes.
• Liaise with the BBC Streaming Control Centre and other teams to coordinate live streams.
• Identify opportunities to innovate, simplify, and enhance production methods to meet changing audience needs.

Your Skills and Experience Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in live production, broadcasting, or streaming environments
• Strong understanding of production workflows and technical systems used in content delivery.
• Ability to problem solve under pressure and adapt quickly to new tools and technologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• A genuine passion for new media and how audiences engage with digital content.

Desired but not Required

• Hands on experience with live streaming platforms, encoding software, or IP-based production tools.
• Familiarity with BBC systems and production environments.
• Experience working in a fast paced editorial or live news setting.
• Understanding of networked media and cloud based workflows.
• A track record of contributing to process improvements or innovation projects.

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.

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.

Benefits

• 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 pensions 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.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

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: .

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