Assistant Producer Freelance Pool, BBC Asian Network Music Team
Location: The Mailbox, Birmingham
Contracts: All opportunities offered, as a result of appointment to this talent pool, will be on a Freelance PAYE basis.
Appointment to the Talent Pool will not entitle candidates to a permanent contract in the BBC, those will have to be applied for in the normal way, and neither does it guarantee work.
If you already have a current staff contract with the BBC (continuing or fixed-term), you won’t be eligible to apply.
Any work offered with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To apply for this pool, please email your CV directly to: AN Pop Music Casuals.
THE ROLE
The Assistant Producer position is a multi-skilled role and manages the playlisting and curation for a number of Asian Network shows, as well as wider playlist and music team duties. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute creative ideas and bring high quality content production skills involving research, technical operations, audio, online and interactive production activities.
Main Responsibilities
* Create music playlists for Asian Network shows using Music Master.
* Ensure all content is of a first class standard: thoroughly researched and accurate, and aligned with audience needs and expectations.
* Be technically proficient to the requirements of the role and use a variety of specialist production skills in a multi-skilled environment e.g. editing / using playlist creation software (Music Master).
* Deliver playlists and content to deadline in a busy production environment.
* Work effectively with other departments, suppliers, partners and talent (internal and external), ensuring the BBC maintains excellent relationships throughout e.g. music labels and artists.
* Ensure that output complies with BBC editorial, technical, design and accessibility standards, and that the BBC Health and Safety policies are observed.
* Ensure BBC output reflects the needs of our audiences and an understanding of the cultural nuances for the BBC Asian Network audiences.
Are you the right candidate?
* An understanding, passion and knowledge of a wide range of music genres featured on the BBC Asian Network and an instinctive understanding and appreciation of modern youth culture and cultural trends.
* A creative self-starter with initiative, tenacity and the ability to see how their work fits in with the wider needs of the department; able to bring a fresh new approach and inspire creative ideas in others.
* Ability to develop creative ideas that engage diverse audiences, in a demanding creative environment, with key understandings of the demographics that the Asian Network caters to.
* Able to use firm judgment and understanding of when to seek guidance from experts / escalate issues where appropriate.
* An up-to-date knowledge of the BBC's diverse audiences and their needs and expectations.
* Experience of influencing, negotiating and communicating effectively both internally and with external agencies/partners.
* A strong communicator with the ability to simplify complex problems; proven ability to influence decision-making at all levels and experience managing commercial and contractual relationships with third party suppliers and partners.
* Effective planning and organizing skills; ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, prioritizing, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
* Ability to prioritize a conflicting workload efficiently and to maintain standards of accuracy and attention to detail when working to deadlines or changing priorities.
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.
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.
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.
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