Producer, BBC Bitesize Futures (Adaptive learning)
Content
Fixed Term - Full Time
Salford, GB, M50 2QH
Job Closing Date: 27th February 2025
THE ROLE
Job ref: 21656
Band: D
Contract details: 1x FTC/attachment role starting 1 April 2025 - 27 March 2026
Location: Media City, Salford - This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office with home working.
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
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.
Job Introduction
BBC Education exists to transform lives through education. That clear vision drives everything we do as we lead the overall education strategy for the BBC.
Our aims are to:
• Provide every child in the UK with a personalised learning experience through 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 micro:bit – the next gen and 500 Words.
Main Responsibilities
BBC Bitesize is seeking a producer to deliver the editorial technical implementation of an external adaptive learning system into the BBC Bitesize product. This role requires close working with Product Group colleagues to deliver a new user experience to tight deadlines. You will have an extensive knowledge of both editorial and product architecture in educational experiences for both web and mobile app. You will have demonstrable experience of implementing tagging structures in both CMS and XML. Experience of developing adaptive educational experiences, using pedagogical requirements and mapping existing content to curriculum structures and requirements. You will be able to work collaboratively with colleagues across different disciplines and with external suppliers. You will have experience of agile working and of analysing data and using it to inform editorial and product requirements.
Are you the right candidate?
• Extensive knowledge of educational product architecture and curriculum structure
• Experience of creating tagging solutions using both CMS and XML and implementation between different products both internal and external
• Editorial pedagogical knowledge and experience of mapping content to curriculum requirements using metadata.
• Experience of product development using agile workflows
• Experience of using and reporting on data analysis to inform editorial and product requirements
• Experience of building educational experiences using either machine learning and/or artificial intelligence
• Understanding and experience of SEO and AI and their use by students in education platforms.
About the BBC
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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 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.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
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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