Content
Fixed Term - Full Time
Salford, GB, M50 2QH
BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 18th February 2025
THE ROLE
Band: C
Contract details: 1x FTC/attachment roles starting 01/05/2025 to 27/02/2026
Location: Media City, Salford - This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office with home working.
Salary: £27,800 to £35,867 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
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.
If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact Reasonable Adjustments. For any general queries, please contact: BBC HR.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland.
Job Introduction
BBC Bitesize is looking for an Assistant Producer to be a key part of the team delivering Bitesize Curriculum content. You will work closely with Bitesize Producers and Researchers, and with teams across the wider Education department and Nations, to deliver excellent, curriculum-focused content for audiences aged 4-16.
Main Responsibilities
You will have a key role in the delivery of one of the following curriculum projects:
• Primary History
• Primary Interactivity and Practice
You will have experience of commissioning high-quality digital content such as audio, video, copy and visuals from indies.
You will be able to translate curriculum learning outcomes into a content delivery plan.
You will have an ability to manage projects to schedule and budget, and practical experience of digital and/or interactive production and development.
You will have sound editorial judgement.
Are you the right candidate?
You will have:
• Practical experience of scoping and delivering editorial digital content creation projects.
• Experience of setting and managing schedules and budgets.
• Understanding of young audiences and their preferences and expectations of digital learning.
• Experience of commissioning video content from independent production companies.
• Evidence a range of digital publishing skills, including previous use of CMS’s (e.g. iSite, Riddle), video upload software (e.g. iBroadcast), and image editing software (e.g. PhotoShop or Illustrator).
• Excellent editorial judgement.
• Experience of working in a team environment and enabling all to contribute their best work.
• A solid understanding of the UK curricula.
This role requires a relevant DBS check to be undertaken by the BBC at the appropriate level, at the point of offer of a contract of employment.
About Bitesize
BBC Education exists to transform lives through education. Our aims are to:
· Provide every child in the UK with a personalised learning experience through the excellent content available on BBC Bitesize.
· Support and inspire classroom learning with world-class, curriculum-linked programming through BBC Teach.
· Address societal and educational deficits within the UK through campaigns, such as BBC Super Movers and BBC Micro:Bit.
Bitesize is BBC Education’s formal learning website, it helps millions of students to progress their education.
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. Diversity matters at the BBC. 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.
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.
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