Designer, Storytelling and Format

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

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £34,000 - £44,850 plus London Weighting, 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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

You’ll help shape the way millions of people experience BBC News by designing compelling storytelling formats and building the components that bring them to life. Working with a supportive, creative team, you’ll grow your craft in design systems and visual identity while contributing to projects that make a real difference to how audiences understand the news.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM:

Join BBC News Design’s Storytelling & Formats team to help shape how millions of people experience our journalism. As a Designer, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create components and visual identities that bring editorial storytelling to life, building article experiences and strengthening our design system along the way.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITES AND IMPACT:

• Collaborate with product, editorial and engineering teams to design engaging storytelling formats.
• Contribute new components to the BBC’s design system, ensuring they are both visually expressive and technically robust.
• Shape and refine visual identities that bring clarity and consistency across platforms.
• Apply user-centred principles while prioritising craft, accessibility, and brand integrity.
• Share design best practice, fostering collaboration and consistency across the team.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Strong portfolio demonstrating component design, visual identity, and system-level thinking.
• Proven experience with Figma and design systems.
• Solid understanding of accessibility, responsive design, and cross-platform delivery.
• Ability to work collaboratively with editorial, product, and engineering partners.
• Clear communication skills with attention to detail and craft.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience contributing to brand guidelines or visual identity systems.
• Familiarity with Adobe CC, motion, illustration, or other visual storytelling techniques.
• Awareness of current design trends and emerging digital storytelling practices.
• Understanding of prototyping methods to validate design decisions.
• Experience working in agile product development environments.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

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.