Data Designer Data Designer

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. If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found hereJob Introduction The News Design team is a multi-platform, multi-disciplinary team within BBC News. We are responsible for the design and visualisation of a story end to end, across all platforms from our website and app to our flagship news broadcasts and social accounts. The team brings together digital designers, TV designers, and developers to provide compelling visual coverage of the biggest and most significant stories. BBC Verify brings together the BBC'S experts, critical verification tools, technology, techniques and talent to create an industry-leading centre of excellence that will be the visible beating heart of our original forensic journalism, investigation and analysis. Transparency is at the heart of BBC Verify as we ensure our audience understands not just what we know, but how we know it. BBC Verify's data journalism team, based in London and Birmingham, focusses on telling stories with numbers: national and international projects in collaboration with story teams across the BBC, as well as the World Service. As one of the team's dedicated data designers / reporters, the successful candidate will handle datasets and develop and deliver content such as data visualisations, interactive data applications, diagrams and maps, ensuring that this achieves the highest creative and editorial standards with adherence to BBC guidelines. They will design for digital, broadcast and social platforms, whilst ensuring their work is aligned with the wider news design system and meets the highest creative and editorial standards, with adherence to BBC guidelines. They are responsible for translating editorial content and audience needs into innovative, inclusive experiences that work across all the platforms we deliver to. They will work in collaboration with data journalists, data scientists, journalists, infographic designers, motion designers, UX designers, open-source analysts and web developers.Main Responsibilities

• Create best-in-class static and interactive data visualisations, and mapping across platforms.
• Be comfortable working in an exciting, fast-paced news environment, usually within tight timeframes managing competing demands.
• Have strong communication skills, able to communicate ideas and design decisions to others,
• Possess sound problem-solving techniques and the ability to explore creative solutions to design and storytelling problems.
• Work within relevant BBC design frameworks and collaborate with others to continue the development of this framework.
• Follow a human-centred approach, be the champion of the audience, constantly interrogating user data, to understand how people experience our content and how we can continue to improve this experience.
• Collaborate effectively with others ensuring you maintain excellent relationships throughout, whilst advocating for the user, design frameworks and our core design values.
• Be as much a journalist as a designer - drive the creation of visual investigations.
• Be able to manage your own time and workload.
• Support a positive working environment that considers the needs of a diverse team.
• Ensure our content reflects our diverse audiences.
• Keeping up to date with current and emerging industry trends, you're proactive, curious and articulate, sharing ideas and experiences with the wider team.
• Be accountable for the quality of your work and ensure it meets intended purposes.
• Be accountable for the usability and accessibility of design deliveries for the broadest possible cross-section of users.
  
  An outstanding portfolio clearly demonstrating your ability to work effectively in the role: showing relevant design work, the process behind it, skills and experience.
• Excellent data visualisation design skills: the ability to source, process and find stories in a variety of data sets. An understanding of dataviz techniques and which to use to most effectively present certain data and tell a story.
• Experience working either in a newsroom or other setting where you have been responsible for data visualization design.
• Excellent map design skills: the ability to create a variety of maps from simple vector-based country locator maps to complex satellite image-based maps with overlaid data. An understanding of relevant production tools and processes.
• Visual Design skills, showing core abilities in type, colour, layout.
• Proven ability to design for scale and re-use, to think in systems and design beyond bespoke solutions.
• Expert in using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• A passion for Data Design, News and storytelling.
• Basic UX design skills and ability to use software such as Figma or XD.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of the importance of the BBC's values in accuracy and impartiality.
  
  The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.
We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.


• Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack