TV Presentation Announcer​/Director

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, Part-time 17.5 hours per week
DEPARTMENT:
Presentation Scotland

LOCATION:

Pacific Quay, Glasgow
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £34,400 - £46,533 pro rata, per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

BBC Scotland TV Presentation is responsible for the transmission of three of Scotland’s TV channels - BBC One Scotland, BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA from our broadcast centre at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. We are looking for an Announcer/Director to join the team on a part‑time basis (0.5) and work mainly across BBC Scotland. You will be one of the voices of BBC Scotland, speaking live to the nation, reflecting our audience in Scotland in your scripts and vocal delivery, whilst operating the playout automation and other audio‑visual systems to ensure smooth and accurate transmission.

• Have a pleasant, versatile and engaging voice and are excited by watching our BBC Scotland television channels all day.
• Are comfortable with operating television transmission systems whilst talking to time.
• Enjoy the challenge of live broadcasting and have experience/are comfortable operating a Presentation suite under pressure.
• Are comfortable with the role of checking and monitoring our television programmes, trails, graphics and associated Access Services files (subtitles and audio description)
• Can make considered decisions quickly, balance conflicting priorities and work with engineering and production colleagues to get things back on track when they don’t quite go to plan.

• Work a 365 rota as part of a small team covering transmission from early morning until late night. Shifts cover the range of the broadcast day from 0515 till schedule end of day (late evening close‑down).
• Work ‘solo’ in the Presentation suite, ensuring all the items in the schedule are broadcast correctly. You are responsible for the advance QA checks of all our television broadcast content which involves accurately checking visual content, audio, graphics, subtitles and audio description. Constant monitoring of live on‑air content via a bank of monitoring screens and audio feeds.
• During the live transmission day, you will be listening and giving clear instructions over open talkback via headphones and speakers. Responsible for making quick reactive editorial decisions in a live television environment should a live programme over/under run or when breaking news demands that we must swiftly enact changes to our transmission schedule.
• Broadcast live confidently, clearly and warmly, listening to director and studio talkback via headphones. When on shift, write and deliver live continuity announcements to promote our programmes and communicate important information about content in an engaging way that resonates with our audience.
• Operate playout automation and other IT systems, liaise with editorial and technical colleagues ahead of transmission and make changes where necessary to keep the schedule on track.
• Whilst mainly based on BBC Scotland, you will be scheduled on some BBC One Scotland and BBC ALBA shifts. Therefore vocal & editorial flexibility, having an appreciation of our BBC Scotland channel, our audience and programming is essential.
• When on shift on BBC ALBA – act as ‘transmission controller’ for the busy Gaelic, mixed‑genre channel.

• Live, broadcasting experience
• Experience of broadcasting playout systems (any broadcast platform)
• Ability to broadcast whilst listening to open talkback

• Appreciation of our BBC Scotland television channels (BBC One Scotland, BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA)
• Experience of working under pressure
• Experience of talking to time
• Experience of balancing conflicting priorities

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