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Posted 23 June, 2026
BBC

Researcher, Green Planet II, NHU

BBC
Bristol, GBR, BS1 6BX Fixed Term
Salary: £29,500 to £37,500 Annually
Reference: 47840

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time 11 mths.

DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU)

LOCATION: Bridgewater House, Bristol

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,500 - £37,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

START DATE: July 2026

Interviews are expected to be held in person or via Zoom w/b 6th July 2026.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Green Planet II is a new BBC1 landmark series that will journey into a magical world to experience the lives of plants, turning the spotlight on the extraordinary and complex relationships between plants and animals and the world we live in. The abilities of plants, and the needs of animals, creates a brilliantly-coloured world full of relationships that involve trickery, deception, manipulation and unexpected alliances – on both sides.

We are looking for a researcher with a knowledge of plant animal interactions and in particular experience of setting up, and going on, overseas shoots as we are now in our busiest period of filming.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

You will need to be highly creative and organised with good storytelling skills. You will have the ability to take an innovative, ambitious and imaginative approach to developing outstanding content ideas.

As well as researching blue-chip animal behaviour sequences we need good team players to work alongside existing Producers, Assistant Producers and other researchers.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• You will have experience of setting up international natural history film shoots and working overseas in challenging environments and you will be expected to travel overseas for extended periods of time.

• You will have the ability to generate ideas and find stories from around the world and present them to the producers you will be working with.

• A strong interest in clear written storytelling, ideally with the demonstrated skill of turning scientific ideas and discoveries into accessible and interesting stories for the public.

• The ability to work independently but also with great teamworking skills and ability to forge relationships with external partners (eg scientists and conservation groups).

• You should have experience working on behaviour-led landmark Natural History series' for a mainstream audience with a track record of finding new, emotionally engaging behavioural stories for television.

• You will need to be highly organised with the ability to collaborate and communicate with a large team, but also with the confidence to work well independently.

• A good understanding of new technology (e.g. motion control, timelapse, macro filming) is essential.

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.

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