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Department

Fixed Term Contract to 27th September 2013

Bitesize, used by three-quarters of UK secondary school students, is one of the BBC's most successful online brands and is the cornerstone of our learning content. Bitesize is the BBC's study support service, helping students aged 6-17 with their coursework, homework and preparation for tests and exams. The Bitesize family of sites cover core subjects for primary school students and a wide range of subjects at Key Stage 3, GCSE, Welsh TGAU, Scottish Standard Grade and Scottish Highers. Our interactive learning content includes revision notes, tests, activities, audio, video and games.


BBC Learning, established in 1924, is at the heart of the BBC's overall aim to inform, educate and entertain. It's our mission to inspire a life full of learning for all our audiences. As a department we play a central part in meeting the BBC's purpose of promoting education and learning. We co-commission a substantial portfolio of programmes and produce a range of learning resources delivered online, on-air and through face-to-face activities that connect, create and magnify powerful opportunities across the entire BBC to inspire all audiences. The department is also home to a comprehensive specialist learning offering that includes key brands such as Bitesize, Skillswise, and Class Clips.

Role

Joining our Bitesize team this year, you will help refresh and migrate our excellent schools content into a newly developed website for BBC Learning, launching later this year, which will work seamlessly across PC, mobiles and tablets. In the role, you will help originate, rework and ensure the continuing excellence of our content, which supports study and helps us to unlock learning for all our audiences. You'll work closely with expert contributors and technology partners inside and outside of the BBC. You will support Assistant Producers in project management related issues, as well as originating creative ideas and content, ensuring they are produced for all media formats and platforms suitable for the Bitesize audience. In addition, you will also prepare content for publication via content management systems, using AV and image manipulation software where appropriate.
Requirements

To be successful in this role it's important you have prior experience of web content production.

You will be used to translating ideas into creative content for different audiences. You will demonstrate an enthusiasm for delivering content using the latest technologies to the Bitesize audience, who are aged 11-16 years in formal education. You will possess first class research skills, attention to detail and have informed editorial decision making ability. You will have strong organisational skills, and experience of scheduling projects, or parts of projects to ensure they deliver on time and within budget. A superb communicator, you will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team as well as under your own initiative, remaining calm and focused under pressure. Your problem-solving skills will be excellent and you will have a keen eye for detail, especially with written material. Your web literacy skills will be strong and you will have a working knowledge of one or more of the following technologies: HTML, Flash basics, capturing and streaming audio and video, and Photoshop skills.