Job Description

Job Requisition ID:

35700

Job Closing Date:

11th of January 2026
Birmingham, GBR, B1 1AY

JOB DETAILS


JOB BAND: C



CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-Time



DEPARTMENT: BBC News Design



LOCATION: Birmingham - although the role is hybrid, regular working at BBC Birmingham office will be required



PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 34,000 - 44,850 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.


JOB PURPOSE


You will be a key member of a creative, supportive team of world-class data designers and journalists, working together in a fast-paced and inspiring newsroom. You'll have the freedom to create sharp, on-the-day data designs, alongside the time and space to explore more ambitious and challenging data led storytelling. You'll continually grow and develop your skills, learning from the very best in the field, with your work reaching our huge global audiences.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You'll be one of BBC News' specialist data designer / reporters, working primarily with the BBC's forensic journalism team, BBC Verify.



You will explore creative ways to help our audiences understand the data behind key stories, collaborating with award-winning data journalists, data scientists, reporters, infographic designers, product designers, and web developers.



Working for one of the biggest, most trusted news organisations in the world, free from commercial interests, your work will appear across platforms and reach our audiences in the UK and across the globe.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITES AND IMPACT

Create best-in-class static and interactive data visualisations, and mapping across platforms. Be comfortable working in an exciting, fast-paced news environment, usually within tight timeframes managing competing demands. Be as much a journalist as a designer -take a keen interest in the news agenda, and generate ideas for new data stories and investigations. Have strong communication skills, able to communicate ideas and design decisions to others, Possess sound problem-solving techniques and the ability to explore creative solutions to design and storytelling problems. Follow a human-centred approach, be the champion of the audience, constantly interrogating user data, to understand how people experience our content and how we can continue to improve this experience. Collaborate effectively with others ensuring you maintain excellent relationships throughout, whilst advocating for the user, design frameworks and our core design values.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE - KEY CRITERIA

Expertise in data visualisation and visual storytelling - sourcing and processing datasets, and an understanding of techniques to tell stories with data clearly and effectively Technical ability to design data visualizations using graphics software, programming languages and GIS software. QGIS, Flourish and R skills would be desirable. Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams including, for example, journalists, designers, project managers and developers. Experience of working to a range of timeframes, from high pressure tight deadlines to working on longer term projects, investigating data, exploring design solutions, testing and and delivering final design solutions. Demonstrable interest in news, current affairs and storytelling, including generating new ideas.


Disclaimer


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.


For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk


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.