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Producer Director, Landmark series, BBC Studios NHU - EXTEND Producer Director, Landmark series, BBC Studios NHU - EXTEND

BBC Studios Distribution Limited, Bristol

Producer Director, Landmark series, BBC Studios NHU - EXTEND Producer Director, Landmark series, BBC Studios NHU - EXTEND

£70700

BBC Studios Distribution Limited, Bristol

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 21 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 89889407973a42078adf97633e10457c

Full Job Description

  • The successful candidate will be responsible for the production and delivery of one episode.
  • To be involved in shaping the research and narrative of your film with your team and setting up filming, always working closely to the editorial brief of the Series Producer and Series Editor
  • The role includes involvement at every stage of the production process including research and pre-production; location and/or studio filming; and post production.
  • To work effectively to ensure all content is thoroughly researched, factually accurate and meets the BBC's editorial standards.
  • To plan strategically to ensure editorial aspirations align with budgets and available resources.
  • Oversee the health and safety of your team's shoots, often in highly specialized areas of filming.
  • Knowledge of editorial guidelines and awareness of BBC and statutory policies and regulations relevant to programme making, familiarity with the BBC employment practices and policies such as diversity, equal opportunities, and health and safety guidelines.
  • To have a duty of care to the animals that you are filming, to the location where you are working and to the wider environment.
  • To be responsible for the offline and online edits of your programme, in the available time and within the allotted budget.
  • To write commentary script, direct commentary recordings and supervise post production, attending the dub and online as appropriate.
  • Oversee and manage associated digital content and other content required for publicity and promotion of the series.

    Be highly creative and organised.
  • Have a proven skill for crafting engaging behaviour-rich and character led stories that reveal new insights into the natural world.
  • Have a proven understanding of the technical challenges around filming time-lapse subjects and using sophisticated motion control.
  • Have a clear understanding of the constraints of budget and how to maximise its potential on-screen.
  • Have a track record of working collaboratively as part of a diverse team., Must have produced a major landmark behaviour-led film, ideally for a BBC commissioner.
  • You will have a passion for, and knowledge of, the extraordinary and complex relationships between plants and animals.
  • Have evidence of strong directorial skills, delivering visually stunning and narratively creative sequences with character-led stories with multiple story beats, turning scientific ideas and discoveries into accessible and interesting stories for the general public.
  • Be highly creative and organised, capable of working on ambitious projects to the highest standards.
  • An interest and experience in developing visual techniques and utilising the latest technology to reveal new insights into the natural world.
  • Ability to work well in diverse teams, managing and sharing of information and knowledge with editorial and production management colleagues in your team as well as helping develop the careers of those in your team.
  • Able to manage complex and remote shoots and be responsible for safety on location.
  • The ability to react appropriately to client strategy/direction and to deliver to the changing requirements/brief of the commissioner.
  • A track record in the successful management of budgets.
  • Resilience and stamina to work under pressure.
  • Able to work with the team in the BWH Bristol office for the majority of the production period.

    BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
    • We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet and Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content., BBC Studios' Natural History Unit (NHU) is the leading producer of wildlife programming, creating award-winning content with a world class reputation. Our output ranges from ambitious landmarks (Planet Earth III and Dynasties) to children's programming (Deadly Dinosaurs and Andy's Adventures), as well as ground-breaking travel, adventure, formatted, presenter lead and event programming such as Prehistoric Planet for Apple TV+ and the BAFTA winning Springwatch for the BBC. BBC Studios NHU is embarking on a second ambitious Landmark plant-based series focussing on the remarkable relationships between plants and animals. We are looking for a Producer/Director, enthusiastic about the subject matter, to work on this major high-end project., The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here. BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

  • We offer a competitive salary package
  • Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
  • Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid
  • 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
  • A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more
  • A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation

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