Producer/director

Production Management- Fixed Term - Full Time- Paris, GB, 75008 London, GB, W1A 1AA- BBC PS - Other Countries- Job Closing Date: Thursday 28th of November 2024**THE ROLE**:
**Package Description**:
**Band**: D

**Location**:Paris, France or London Broadcasting House Office

**Contract**: 12-Month FTC/Attachment

**Job board closing**: 11:59pm (BST) Thursday 28th of November 2024

**Job Introduction**:
Delivering high impact investigative journalism that holds power to account is a strategic objective for World Service.

The World Service Long form and Investigations department brings together and amplifies the impact of Languages’ award-winning investigative and documentary making teams. It includes the OSINT Team, Africa Eye, Arabic Investigations, Eye Investigations, the Disinformation Unit, a newly formed China Unit and Podcasting in Languages, as well as Learning English. Operating all across the world, the group is made up of executive producers, series producers, OSINT experts, producers, journalists and researchers who produce fearless and pioneering journalism about various topics that only the BBC World Service can deliver.

The WS Longform also collaborates closely with all the Language Services and teams in World Service Content and Output to deliver the best value to our global audiences.

The department has also inspired and trained many young journalists across the globe to use OSINT and traditional tools of forensic journalism to reach and engage millions of the underserved audiences with its brand of immersive storytelling.

We are looking for an experienced Producer/Director with a background in OSINT investigations, excellent editorial judgment, outstanding writing and video-making skills, experience of complex investigations in hostile environments, a rigorous standard of evidence checking, a real flair for producing compelling journalism for various platforms (TV, radio news, digital and social)..

To creatively define the mood and personality of content, carefully crafting content that will resonate with a wider audience. Visually drive the programme both in terms of style and structure, encouraging innovation but always working within BBC editorial guidelines. work effectively with other departments, suppliers and partners (internal and external) ensuring the BBC maintains excellent relationships throughout. Lead, motivate and support a team, ensuring that the editorial vision is communicated and understood. Working closely with Production Management by ensuring every aspect of the production is carefully planned so that production schedules ensure maximum productivity and come in on budget. To ensure content reflects our diverse audiences. Liaise with Talent Rights negotiation, and other BBC contract negotiators where required, and ensure copyright and contracts adhere to BBC regulations. Develop and manage positive working relationships with staff, contributors and talent and be able to give constructive feedback. Contribute to the development and implementation of the department’s strategy and policy. Seek improvements in content production to develop further efficiencies in working practices. Accountable for the compliance and delivery of content, acting within BBC Editorial, Legal and Health and Safety guidelines

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Excellent editorial judgement to develop and deliver compelling investigations driven by OSINT technique.
- To work with regional investigative editors to get their buy-in for the strongest stories and transform them into powerful longer form video
- To find and develop pure OSINT stories into short-form impactful films working with the series producer of the unit and the video editor/motion designer of the team.
- Outstanding and proven ability to transform investigative findings and visual evidence into compelling films with the flair for writing clear and incisive scripts, structuring short and long-form films and crafting them in the edit, and giving clear and imaginative direction to produce documentaries with a lot of motion graphics.
- Rigorous fact-checking ability to ensure that all output meets the highest standards of accuracy and fairness. A proven grasp of the methodologies and tools that allow you to critically interrogate every piece of evidence.
- Real flair for producing videos and content that feel native on various platforms (TV, radio, digital and social)
- To work closely with the production management and series producer to ensure every aspect of the production is carefully planned so that filming and editing schedules ensure maximum productivity and programmes come in on budget.
- Thorough understanding of the needs and profile of our target audiences across World Service and the ability to translate these into imaginative and compelling multi-platform content.
- A thorough knowledge of BBC editorial guidelines and other compliance policies, or has the desire to glean this knowledge quickly.
- Understanding of the