Ansök senast: 2025-02-10
Researcher, BBC Sport +
Package Description
Job Ref: 19709
Please note: Due to availability over the festive period, this role will be shortlisted in the New Year and Interviews are anticipated to be held week commencing 20th January 2025. You will hear the outcome of your application in early January.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
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Job Introductions
The Sport+ team deliver projects which drive audience growth on iPlayer, Sounds and BBC Sport digital platforms. The content is audience-driven, high-quality long and mid form storytelling which is sport focussed – and which entertains & provides insight.
We are looking for a Sport+ Researcher to help develop and deliver compelling long and mid form projects. The successful candidate will be passionate about sport and have great communication skills. They will have sound judgement and an instinct for stories and content that resonates with audiences, as well as possessing key skills in researching archive and contributors.
Sport+ aims to give sport audiences content which keeps them on BBC platforms for longer and makes them feel they get more value from BBC. The Sport+ researcher will be a crucial part of that team.
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About the BBC
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