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 Description PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY - IT INCLUDES DETAILS OF HOW TO APPLY - PLEASE DO NOT CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON FEATURED ON THIS PAGE. Job Ref: 20929 Band: C Roles available: There are 4 roles available in total across Glasgow/Belfast, Sheffield, Salford and London. Salary: £27,800 (pro-rata across 7 months). The London based role will also receive a London Weighting allowance in addition to the salary. Contract type: Fixed Term 7 months - Full time: July 2025 - January 2026. Closing Date: 11/02/2025 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. Travel Expenses - Employees cover the cost of their travel to and from their home to the office. If travel is required to other locations as part of work requirements, the BBC will cover travel costs within the BBC expenses policy. 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. Job Introduction BBC Sounds Audio Lab is a podcast accelerator programme with one big ambition - to amplify next-generation audio creatives. We help to develop under-represented voices and turn fresh ideas into podcasts to better reflect all of the UK. You will receive a full-time salary for 7 months from July 2025 to January 2026 as a trainee podcast creator, at an Assistant Producer level, plus receive a range of practical and professional development. We are looking for individuals who: Have a podcast idea that could be "the one" we all need to hear. Does it tell a story we haven't heard before? Does it tell a story you're personally attached to that you're happy to be a part of? Will it entertain us or make us laugh out loud? Or can it change views and perceptions? Would like to create their own podcast of 4-6 episodes, to be showcased on BBC Sounds Are open to being managed, guided, and directed by an experienced production team who will help you craft a podcast series. You will be contracted by the BBC and embedded with Audio Lab's production partners for the duration of your contract. For 2025 our partners are two BBC teams and two independent production companies. They are: BBC Audio Scotland and Northern Ireland - Glasgow or Belfast Persephonica - Sheffield BBC Audio North - Salford, Manchester Reduced Listening - London Individuals placed with independent production companies will have regular contact with the Audio Lab team and other BBC colleagues for activities including training, guidance, feedback and networking. Please Note: You can only apply for one of the 4 placements. Candidates who apply for more than one will not be considered. You need to click on the link for the specific placement you wish to apply for, NOT the application button on this page. If you're interested in this role and would like more information before applying, we are holding a webinar session where you can meet some of the team and partners you'll be working with and find out more about how to apply. There will be an option to ask questions, time permitting. Although this is a group session, attendees will not be visible to each other for confidentiality purposes. If you can't attend the webinar, you will be able to access a recording shortly after the session on BBC Sounds - BBC Sounds Audio Lab Webinar Date: Monday 20th January 2025 Webinar Time: 1800 - 1900 GMT Duration: approx. 1 hour Webinar Link to sign up (necessary): bit.ly/BBCSoundsRegistration Main Responsibilities Your main responsibility will be to plan and develop your idea as part of an established production team, securing its commission on BBC Sounds. We are open to ideas in most formats - solo, co-host, panel, interview, conversational, narrative storytelling, investigative, montage/soundscape. It might be a one-off series of 4-6 episodes, it might be an always on format. Please think about the practicalities of your idea and how it can be achieved in around six months. You will play a key role at each stage of development and production, with close supervision and direction from experienced producers, editors and the Audio Lab team. You will be a creative self-starter with initiative and drive your podcast through to completion, whilst delivering it to time, budget, technical and editorial standards. Are you the right candidate? You will have a range of audio and content making experience such as writing, interviewing, recording, editing or presenting and be highly motivated to grow your skills. You might be self-publishing audio or video content on your own social channels; producing/presenting on community radio; have previously had junior audio production roles or have other content making experience that lends itself to audio storytelling. You will be at a stage in your career where you will benefit from training and support provided by Audio Lab and our production partners. You will be able to demonstrate creative and distinctive thinking and have the ability to develop an idea that appeals to and reflects diverse audiences across the UK. You will have good knowledge of how social media can help you reach an audience and grow a following. You will have strong planning and organising skills and be able to use your judgment to seek guidance where appropriate and take advice and act upon direction that may change your original plan. You will have the ability to problem solve and suggest effective solutions to achieve your goals. Your Idea We encourage ideas that reflect authentic experiences and interests that appeal to audiences across the UK. We are looking for an idea that translates well into the podcast format and makes sense to be told as audio first. Do you have an entertaining idea or perspective that feels fresh or different to existing podcasts? If you'd like to hear what our existing Audio Lab creators have produced, download the free BBC Sounds app and search for Audio Lab. Whilst you're there, you can also explore what other podcasts BBC Sounds has to offer. Application and How to Apply We anticipate a high number of applications. Shortlisting will take place from February to April 2025 and interviews are planned to take place in late April 2025. Please tell us if you have access or support requirements for any part of your application. You are required to submit a CV, an application form including some role specific questions, a short video answer (90 seconds max) and an audio clip (3 minutes max). You do not need to submit a cover letter. Next Step: Choose one placement and apply using the correct link below. Placement 1: Location: Glasgow or Belfast Placed with: BBC Audio Scotland and Northern Ireland - Hybrid working BBC Audio Scotland and Northern Ireland are a centre of excellence for arts and specialist music, the home of books and readings for BBC Audio and delivering weekly editions of Front Row to Radio 4. For Radio 3 they produce live classical music, weekly editions of Jazz Record Requests and a weekly playlist show for Radio 3 Unwind. For Radio 1 they delivery daily shows to R1 Dance and R1 Anthems. In the factual space, they create award-winning multi-part narrative podcasts like The Gatekeepers, In Dark Corners and the Missing Madonna. Please click here to apply Placement 2: Location: Sheffield Placed with: Persephonica - Independent Production Company - Full time office based. Persephonica is a leading UK production company, specialising in podcasts that revolve around their listeners. They are hosted by the very best talent and are always informal yet highly informed. Persephonica's roots are in news and current affairs. with debut production, The News Agents, becoming the most successful daily podcast in the UK in less than six months. They went on to launch Miss Me?, winning Gold in the Entertainment category at the British Podcast Awards 2024. Their mission is to become essential listening - creating a sense of place with reactive and relatable shows. Please click here to apply Placement 3: Location: Salford (Manchester) Placed with: BBC Audio North - Hybrid working BBC Audio North is the single biggest supplier of BBC radio programmes and podcasts made outside of London. They create a rich mix of content spanning multiple genres including religion, consumer, investigations, documentaries, entertainment and arts. They tell stories that matter to audiences in the North of England and beyond and pride themselves on making those stories sound beautiful and engaging - be it through sound design, format or treatment. Please click here to apply Placement 4: Location: London Placed with: Reduced Listening - Independent Production Company - Hybrid working Reduced Listening believe in producing stand-out audio that platforms progressive ideas and produces radical entertainment. They seek to make audio that inspires and moves listeners - opening windows to new worlds. They specialise in investigative narrative podcast series/documentaries, audio drama and conversational podcasts. While no subject matter is off limits they often focus on factual, arts, music, history, social issues, human rights, digital world/future thinking and solutions journalism. Please click here to apply 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