Librarian

Job title:

Librarian

Company

BBC

Job description

Job BandJob Title: Librarian/Media Manager (CPF: Librarian), BBC Sport Library
Package Description:
Salary: Up to £31,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Base: MediaCityUK, Salford
Contact: 3 x FTCs – 1x 6 months, 1x 5 months, 1x 4 months from May to November 2024
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. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification
• Benefits – We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Job PurposeWe have a 3 Fixed Term Contracts to join the BBC Sport Library in our Archive and Library Services team in Salford across a busy summer of sport. We have a team of 20 plus and work across BBC Sport output and major events. These roles will assist with our work across Cricket, Euro 2024 and the Paris Olympic Games. Our digital archive comprises approximately 330,000 radio audio assets and 250,000 video archive assets. This is managed week-to-week. We also have a legacy tape archive that includes 150,000 items from film reel to modern single master copies.Key Responsibilities and AccountabilitiesThe Librarian/Media Manager role enables access to the collection. This will involve responding to production enquiries, prioritising demands to meet deadlines; adding to and maintaining the collection and its metadata.

• Working to support production at a time of transition and change for the BBC.
• While working in a small dedicated team, understanding and aligning with the wider Archives strategic objectives wherever possible.
• Being open to new ideas and changes that could improve the functioning of this area, including the use of new technology and maximising growing digital platforms and delivery.
• Ensuring that Archive policies and standards are adhered to.
• Maintaining effective relationships with users of the legacy collection and understanding the focused remit of the role.
• Promoting best archiving and library practice.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & ExperienceThe role requires experience of working with a digital archive or in the media, ideally including media content management.
Our successful candidate will have a higher education qualification closely related to the work of the service, or substantial relevant experience.
In addition, you will also need:

• A good knowledge of sport and BBC Sport output as well as awareness of the type of sports content, genres, etc, in this sports production collection.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Proven ability to manage customer requirements when working independently and/or as part of a customer-focused, small, dedicated team.
• Methodical and accurate approach to work with good attention to detail.
• A good understanding and knowledge of databases, software packages and their application in the management of information services.
• Awareness of technical issues such as media formats held, aspect ratio and sound levels.
• Experience dealing with customer request and research enquiries under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Experience of using Outlook, Word, Excel, Fabric or other archive databases.

It would be helpful if you also had:

• Flexible approach to a wide range of duties and the ability to prioritise.
• Awareness of Freedom of Information, Data Protection legislation and Sport Rights as it affects the broadcasting.
• Experience of providing access to file-based media and interpreting metadata.
• Experience of planning and prioritising

DISCLAIMERThis 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.WHY JOIN USLibrarianAdministrative ServicesFixed Term – Full TimeGBBBC PUBLIC SERVICE B’CASTJob Closing Date: 06/05/2024THE ROLEJob BandJob Title: Librarian/Media Manager (CPF: Librarian), BBC Sport Library
Package Description:
Salary: Up to £31,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Base: MediaCityUK, Salford
Contact: 3 x FTCs – 1x 6 months, 1x 5 months, 1x 4 months from May to November 2024
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. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification
• Benefits – We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Job PurposeWe have a 3 Fixed Term Contracts to join the BBC Sport Library in our Archive and Library Services team in Salford across a busy summer of sport. We have a team of 20 plus and work across BBC Sport output and major events. These roles will assist with our work across Cricket, Euro 2024 and the Paris Olympic Games. Our digital archive comprises approximately 330,000 radio audio assets and 250,000 video archive assets. This is managed week-to-week. We also have a legacy tape archive that includes 150,000 items from film reel to modern single master copies.Key Responsibilities and AccountabilitiesThe Librarian/Media Manager role enables access to the collection. This will involve responding to production enquiries, prioritising demands to meet deadlines; adding to and maintaining the collection and its metadata.

• Working to support production at a time of transition and change for the BBC.
• While working in a small dedicated team, understanding and aligning with the wider Archives strategic objectives wherever possible.
• Being open to new ideas and changes that could improve the functioning of this area, including the use of new technology and maximising growing digital platforms and delivery.
• Ensuring that Archive policies and standards are adhered to.
• Maintaining effective relationships with users of the legacy collection and understanding the focused remit of the role.
• Promoting best archiving and library practice.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & ExperienceThe role requires experience of working with a digital archive or in the media, ideally including media content management.
Our successful candidate will have a higher education qualification closely related to the work of the service, or substantial relevant experience.
In addition, you will also need:

• A good knowledge of sport and BBC Sport output as well as awareness of the type of sports content, genres, etc, in this sports production collection.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Proven ability to manage customer requirements when working independently and/or as part of a customer-focused, small, dedicated team.
• Methodical and accurate approach to work with good attention to detail.
• A good understanding and knowledge of databases, software packages and their application in the management of information services.
• Awareness of technical issues such as media formats held, aspect ratio and sound levels.
• Experience dealing with customer request and research enquiries under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Experience of using Outlook, Word, Excel, Fabric or other archive databases.

It would be helpful if you also had:

• Flexible approach to a wide range of duties and the ability to prioritise.
• Awareness of Freedom of Information, Data Protection legislation and Sport Rights as it affects the broadcasting.
• Experience of providing access to file-based media and interpreting metadata.
• Experience of planning and prioritising

DISCLAIMERThis 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.INCLUSION

Expected salary

£31500 per year

Location

Salford

Job date

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:51:42 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (un-jobs.net) you saw this job posting.