Senior Journalist Video OSINT BBC Arabic

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: London

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £41,200 – £51,200 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a BBC Video Journalist, you will research, script, produce, and edit open-source (OSINT) investigations in video format for TV and digital platforms, often under tight deadlines. Collaborating with BBC Persian, BBC Verify, and wider verification teams, you’ll deliver original, transparent, and evidence-based journalism. You’ll respond swiftly to breaking news, present live output, and contribute to investigative programming. With strong editorial judgment, you’ll help build audience trust and uphold the BBC’s commitment to accuracy, clarity, and public accountability.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC World Service is transforming to deliver greater impact through a digital-first strategy. Our new World Service Languages Channels department brings together TV and streaming, with BBC Arabic at its core—reaching millions weekly. We’re focused on growing engagement across platforms while championing transparency and trust. This team plays a vital role in explaining how we report the news, helping audiences understand our editorial decisions and the values behind our journalism.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Collaborate with reporters and editorial teams to identify and develop compelling, multi-platform open-source story ideas for television, digital, and social media.
• Research, script, produce, and edit high-quality video content under tight deadlines, ensuring clarity and creativity in storytelling.
• Respond swiftly to breaking news with accurate, engaging video output that meets the BBC’s editorial standards.
• Work closely with the other verification and investigation teams to deliver original, evidence-based journalism.
• Ensure all content upholds BBC editorial policy and can withstand public, legal, and political scrutiny, supporting the BBC’s mission to serve all audiences across the UK and globally.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven experience producing and editing high-quality video journalism, with a strong portfolio of digital video content.
• Fluent in Arabic, with the ability to communicate complex stories clearly and accessibly to diverse audiences.
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to distil complex information into engaging, accurate video content under tight deadlines.
• Proficient in video editing and production tools, including FCP X, and familiar with BBC workflows such as Jupiter,
• Silver, CPS, Castaway, and iBroadcast.
• Demonstrated experience in scripting, researching, commissioning graphics, and collaborating with correspondents on breaking and major global news stories.

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

Disclaimer

This 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.

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Redeployment

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.