Job Description
This job is with BBC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
Package Information
Job Reference: 21533
Band: E
Salary: £51,700-£81,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Continuing
Location: London Broadcasting House, W1A
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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.
If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact bbchr@bbc.co.uk.
Job Introduction
We are offering an Assistant Editor role substantively to work in BBC News Long Form Audio, editing and overseeing podcasts and radio shows.
For this role specifically, you will be required to work across all BBC News Podcasts, including Ukrainecast. You may also be asked to work on other Long Form Audio Programmes.
In LFA we make radio programmes, podcasts and digital products, including More or Less, File on 4, The Bottom Line, The Coming Storm, Marianna in Conspiracyland and I'm Not A Monster. Within the department, the BBC News Podcast team makes podcasts, including Newscast, Americast, Ukrainecast, The Global Story and The Today Podcast.
Main Responsibilities
* Editing and overseeing the running of several podcasts and/or radio programmes - its sound, its editorial focus, its impact, and its wider content and audience strategy.
* Generating creative ideas, and encourage and support the development of other people's ideas.
* Managing a team of producers working across multiple programmes - bringing out the best in everyone, fostering good relationships, providing quality feedback, staff development, appraisals and setting objectives.
* Working with on-air presenters to produce content and grow a programme.
* Working with your Senior News Editor to develop your on-air presenter strategy.
* Working with social media producers to develop the digital presence of the podcast or programme, and overall strategy.
* Working with other areas of the BBC and external groups on collaborations, that are mutually beneficial.
* Complying content and supporting teams through complex editorial and legal issues, with some weekend compliance. Developing the digital brand of the podcast or programme.
* Working with your Senior News Editor to grow your digital audience.
* Work to a Senior News Editor and act as their deputy when required.
Are you the right candidate?
* You will have experience managing teams of producers working across multiple programmes, supporting and cultivating production talent.
* You will have a proven track record working to develop a positive working culture across a team or department.
* You will have experience working with on-air presenters and developing on-air presenter strategies.
* You will have experience being responsible for the editorial and creative output of a radio, podcast and/or TV programme.
* You will have experience managing collabs internally and/or externally.
* You will have experience of working in news and current affairs, supporting teams through complex editorial and legal issues.
* You will have experience growing and engaging new audiences on high impact programmes.
* You will have experience managing budgets.
* You will be able to demonstrate insights into the podcast market.
* You will need to demonstrate an understanding of the wider BBC objectives and thorough understanding of the BBC's Editorial Guidelines.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.
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 here.
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.
#LI-DNI