Multi-Skilled Technical Operator (Floor Manager) Multi-Skilled Technical Operator (Floor Manager)

We support the best possible output on all platforms, built on a strong understanding of audience needs and integrated with production teams. Our team is made up of high-end craft, multi-skilled staff. A requirement for high quality output is key to the BBC's reputation at home and abroad. We work in all of the technical areas of BBC News output which includes Gallery operations: lighting, technical coordination, sound mixing, vision mixing and Studio Floor operations: camera operations and floor management.,

• You will work on a rota pattern which includes weekends, public holidays and night working.
  
  We are currently looking for a Multi-Skilled Technical Operator who is a Floor Manager specialist and has experience of working on live TV programmes., This role is based in LBH in London and could be to work across any of our English or World Service languages TV News output., A passion for floor managing and experience with broadcast systems. Experience of working in a live news broadcast environment is desirable for this role.
• You will have excellent organisational and time management skills, excellent IT skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• You will need to have a broad knowledge of national and international news and current affairs; a good understanding of the journalistic and production aims of the output as well as the ability to facilitate editorial and policy decisions based upon a clear understanding of the BBC's news agenda. An awareness of BBC policy on current Health and Safety regulations and knowledge of news production computer systems is also required.
Essential for Floor Managing:
• Solid experience in floor managing in a live broadcast environment.
• Understanding of audio (talkback/micing) and basic operational/IT systems. Along with a knowledge of Health & Safety (Risk Assessments/Fire Safety)
• An excellent communicator who can provide relevant and critical information to the gallery/studio/editorial and to the wider FM team when required.
• To be reactive and fast thinking and to work quickly/problem solve under pressure to tight deadlines. This includes multi-tasking (i.e speaking to the director at the same time as troubleshooting)
• Understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working in a team and supporting each other with sharing, prioritising, and delegating tasks
  
  Media Operations is at the heart of BBC News's creative technical and production capability. We are a team of more than 700 people combining Newsgathering Operations and Output Operations responsible for gathering all the news on location across all platforms, as well as all news studios at NBH and Millbank in London.
We are a unified audiences first, cross-platform team. Working hand-in-hand with Newsgathering and News Output we will strive to deliver news more efficiently and effectively to audiences both present and future by using newer technologies and simplified workflows to become an even more inspiring, creative and rewarding place to work. Media Operations provides BBC news with TV studio staff across London. Its services include Six O clock and Ten O clock bulletins, BBC News Channel, BBC London, as well as programmes such as Newsnight, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Newscast, Today and a variety of other news and current affairs. The operation also covers BBC Arabic, BBC Persian, BBC New Languages and Millbank. The services are multi-media in operation and are run by teams working in a live studio environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week., 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.