Production Specialist – Streaming

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed-term contract / Attachment, Full-time until the 27th March 2026
DEPARTMENT:
Nations Business & Operations

LOCATION:

Cardiff
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £32,900 – £42,750 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Mae sgiliau’r iaith Gymraeg yn ddymunol ar gyfer y swydd hon / Welsh language skills are desirable for this role.

Purpose of the Role

Join BBC Wales at the forefront of digital innovation as a Production Specialist (Streaming). You’ll play a key role in developing and delivering our new live streaming strategy — shaping how audiences experience BBC Wales content online. This is your chance to help define new production workflows and bring streamed content to life in studio and on location across Wales, helping to define new ways of working, creating and streamlining production workflows, and to deliver first class content.

Streaming involves different processes compared to our linear output, drawing on both editorial and operational skills. As such, a new approach needs to be developed – one that functions differently from a TV gallery or radio studio.

Why Join the Team

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking operations team that’s redefining how BBC Wales connects with audiences. You’ll work at the cutting edge of production and technology, developing new skills in a fast-evolving area while helping set the standard for live streaming across the BBC.

Your

Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Collaborate on the design, testing and rollout of new live streaming workflows across BBC Wales.
• Deliver high-quality streamed content from studios and on location, ensuring editorial and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with Editorial, Operations, and Technology teams to create smooth and efficient streaming workflows and processes.
• Liaise with the BBC Streaming Control Centre and other teams to coordinate live streams.
• Identify opportunities to innovate, simplify, and enhance production methods to meet changing audience needs.

Your Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in live production, broadcasting, or streaming environments
• Strong understanding of production workflows and technical systems used in content delivery.
• Ability to problem‑solve under pressure and adapt quickly to new tools and technologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• A genuine passion for new media and how audiences engage with digital content.

Desired but not Required

• Hands‑on experience with live streaming platforms, encoding software, or IP-based production tools.
• Familiarity with BBC systems and production environments.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced editorial or live news setting.
• Understanding of networked media and cloud‑based workflows.
• A track record of contributing to process improvements or innovation projects.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note:

If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks;
Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.

Benefits

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy…