Assistant Producer
Cardiff
BBC Studios - Unscripted Productions produce some of the most watch programmes on network television. From rural affairs on 'Countryfile' to unearthed gems on 'Antiques Roadshow', from the BAFTA award winning 'DIY SOS' to the UK's best loved gardening show 'Gardeners World', BBC Studios is the most awarded producer in the UK with over 60 awards in 2017.
At our Cardiff base we have produced some of the most popular factual strands for the audience in Wales, including 'X-Ray', 'Police 24/7' and 'Weatherman Walking'. We are currently on the look-out for people who have a passion for telling stories, and the ability to work as part of a team and share content, as well as a genuine desire to excel in the observational genre. Wales has one of the highest proportion of night-workers in the UK with one in seven people regularly doing the nightshift. 'Nightshifters' is a new prime time ob dc series capturing the life of people who work through the dark hours of the night
We are looking for an Assistant Producer / very experienced Researcher
• You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of documentary storytelling and have an ability to capture contributors as real characters in their environment in some difficult or sensitive situations.
• You will have some experience of scripting treatments and a proven flair for telling a story.
• You will have the determination and an ability to maintain access gained in the institutions to be filmed and continue to shoot should the story change.
• You will be able to work diplomatically with the contributors and their managers and work tactfully with the staff to film those characters we want to follow.
• You will be familiar with the BBC Editorial Guidelines and be aware of our need to be diverse in our storytelling and contributor casting.