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BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.
From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.
Extend
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland.
You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our BBC Extend programme, please contact the BBC Extend team extend@bbc.co.uk
The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place. If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. EX2324
About Production Toolkit
We work across TV and Content Production to deliver effective web applications to enable continuous improvement within the BBC Group. To do this we require a talented, enthusiastic developer that has good technical understanding, and has experience working in an agile team on web products.
We are a small and busy team, who like to work together to deliver applications that exceed our customer’s expectations. The work can be varied taking you from a story continuity application to an event-planning tool, and working with clients such as EastEnders, Doctor Who and The Antiques Roadshow.
We use Angular (TypeScript), JavaScript, PHP (Laravel), MySQL, HTML and CSS. Our applications are currently targeted at desktop browsers (but in the future we will target mobile sites as well), to date we have built 11 web applications.
The role
You’ll be working closely with the Senior Product Manager, Senior Software Engineer and the rest of the dev team to build and maintain a mixture of new applications, and improving/enhancing the existing ones.
You'll join a team of 5 developers, plus a Senior Tester and a Junior Business Analyst. This is a team effort with everyone having a part to play and a voice to shape the products we make.
We are looking for someone with web development experience, that also has exposure to agile rituals and methodologies.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and implement tasks from JIRA for new and existing web applications.
- Work closely with the Senior Software Engineer and the rest of the development team.
- Work closely with the Senior Product Manager and Junior Business Analyst to help shape our applications based on customer feedback.
- Write and develop test cases to support their development, supported by the rest of the team.
What does it take
Key criteria
- Web development experience with a front-end or full stack focus.
- HTML & CSS experience.
- Basic knowledge of accessibility principles
Desirable criteria
- Experience with Angular JS, Angular or React is a bonus.
- Interest in user experience/interface design a bonus.
- Interest in writing automated tests is a bonus.
- Experience working in agile team, or is eager to learn agile methodologies.
- Experience working in or with TV production desirable.
Life At BBC Studios
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.
BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.
We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.
What will you gain from working at BBC Studios
- We offer a competitive salary package
- Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
- 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
- A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more
- Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation
Salary is £29500 - £37000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. London Weighting Allowance added alongside base salary. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Location: London, TVC - This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working
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.
