Job Description
Job Introduction
Designing memorable experiences with people in mind.
"Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination".
If you answered yes to all of the above then have we got the perfect role for you!
To learn more about UX&D at the BBC follow this link to our website called GEL (Global Experience Language) and check out some of our videos with the teams:
Role Responsibility
We think this is an amazing opportunity and here's why.
We design the BBC's amazing digital experiences, from apps to websites, from iPlayer to CBeebies.
Our ace team of UX designers, architects and researchers collaborate closely with product, editorial and technical teams from across the BBC. Together we create elegant, delightful (not to mention award-winning) digital experiences on mobile, tablet, desktop, TV and Voice across digital products: Home, Sport, News & Weather, Children's & Education, iPlayer and Sounds.
We're looking for designers who can bring imagination and curiosity to help the BBC solve some of its biggest challenges to date.
In a typical day, you can expect to:
In BBC UX&D we operate a rotation system which means during your career here, you have the opportunity to work across different products and projects. You might be designing election results for News or working out how we offerBBC Soundson wearables. You could be working on theTop Gear website in BBC Studiosor looking at our end-to-end metadata ecosystem. It's the huge variety of projects that makes this such an exciting place to work.
Are you the right candidate?
"We'll begin with a spin. Traveling in the world of my creation. What we'll see will defy. Explanation".
Package Description
Band: C
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London
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.
About the BBC
We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here
Designing memorable experiences with people in mind.
"Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination".
- Can you bring imagination and curiosity to help your BBC solve some of its biggest challenges to date?
- Can you excel at collaborating with people from a variety of disciplines and using your skills to help make great ideas come to fruition?
- You might have strengths in interaction design and/or, ideation and/or, prototyping and/or, service design and/or UI
If you answered yes to all of the above then have we got the perfect role for you!
To learn more about UX&D at the BBC follow this link to our website called GEL (Global Experience Language) and check out some of our videos with the teams:
Role Responsibility
We think this is an amazing opportunity and here's why.
We design the BBC's amazing digital experiences, from apps to websites, from iPlayer to CBeebies.
Our ace team of UX designers, architects and researchers collaborate closely with product, editorial and technical teams from across the BBC. Together we create elegant, delightful (not to mention award-winning) digital experiences on mobile, tablet, desktop, TV and Voice across digital products: Home, Sport, News & Weather, Children's & Education, iPlayer and Sounds.
We're looking for designers who can bring imagination and curiosity to help the BBC solve some of its biggest challenges to date.
In a typical day, you can expect to:
- Share design expertise and ideas with people from design, product, editorial and tech teams.
- Collaborate with other members of User Experience & Design to get to the heart of what our users need, creating sketches, concepts, user journeys, wireframes and navigational prototypes.
- Research and design for multiple platforms and touchpoints.
- Work with people across UX&D to make sure we're making the most of the BBC's Global Experience Language.
- Involve audience members and end-users throughout the product/service lifecycle to make sure they're meeting real user needs.
- Plan and prioritise your own workload.
- Work with external agencies to learn new things, see new perspectives and create new ideas.
- Do all this with a view to achieving a single, seamless service on all screens across all BBC products.
In BBC UX&D we operate a rotation system which means during your career here, you have the opportunity to work across different products and projects. You might be designing election results for News or working out how we offerBBC Soundson wearables. You could be working on theTop Gear website in BBC Studiosor looking at our end-to-end metadata ecosystem. It's the huge variety of projects that makes this such an exciting place to work.
Are you the right candidate?
- Yourportfoliois full of consistently strong work across different screens and experiences - be they on mobile, connected TV, tablet or desktop or a connected device.
- Your portfolio tells your story and informs of how you go about yourdesign processfrom ideation/concept to delivery. Great UI is nice but we're more interested in your design process -tell us your story!
- You're experienced inuser-centric designandmethodologiesfor adigitalcontext and have a track record of translating user needs into innovative, inclusive, desirable and value-adding digital experiences.
- You'refascinated by peopleand what motivates them, and you relish the challenge of bringing your skills to helping solve their problems and craft delightful designs for them.
- You understand the value ofcollaboratingin cross-discipline teams.
- You might have strengths in certain areas. Our team's made up of a diverse range of people, skills, and experience, so we'd love to hear about you and yours.
"We'll begin with a spin. Traveling in the world of my creation. What we'll see will defy. Explanation".
Package Description
Band: C
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London
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.
- 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 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
About the BBC
We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here
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