Senior Camera Operator

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed-term Contract, Full-time until 26 March 2027

DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations, Wales Operations – Camera Team

LOCATION:

Cardiff – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £ 35,500 - £45,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Due to the nature of broadcast production, flexibility is essential. The successful candidate will be expected to work evenings, weekends, extended production days and, at times, at short notice, in line with BBC Variable Exception Terms and Conditions.

Be a key part of the BBC Wales camera team, operating cameras primarily on location with the news gathering team, but at times in the studio or on other outside broadcasts. You will demonstrate a high level of technical skill, creativity and efficiency, translating the visual needs of Producers and Directors into compelling pictures while adapting quickly to fast-moving news environments. At times, you will support multi-camera setups, working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver high-quality, visually distinctive content.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and highly skilled team. You will primarily work with journalists who value creativity, trust and editorial rigour, capturing the moments that shape Wales today. The team supports your ideas, invests in your development and gives you the freedom to innovate on location. Your craft will directly influence how audiences see and understand the stories that matter.

• Provide guidance, training and day-to-day support to junior staff, contributing to their development and performance.
• Operate single-camera shoots independently, delivering visually strong sequences with a moderate level of artistic and technical complexity, including lighting setups.
• Capture high-quality stills photography on location.
• Work at the highest level of craft complexity across a variety of productions, delivering outstanding visual content to BBC audiences.

• Experience working across a range of programme types and production environments.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively under pressure.
• A willingness to expand your skills and explore new opportunities in filmmaking.
• Edit knowledge for editing packages

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

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