Assistant Producer, BBC Bitesize Futures (Adaptive Learning and App Development)
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Fixed Term - Full Time
Salford, GB, M50 2QH
BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 27th February 2025
THE ROLE
Package Description
Job ref: 21653
Band: C
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: £30,000 - £40,000 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 looking for an Assistant Producer to support the Producers in driving and delivering Bitesize Futures; extending the Bitesize content offer to a personalised, adaptive journey through existing GCSE Bitesize content; manage the creation, review and uploading of question content; support the publishing and promoting of content for the product, ensuring it has maximum reach and impact.
As part of the Education Product Development team, you will work closely with colleagues in Product Group and teams across the nations, to pilot and assess new content and deliver growth in audience on the web and Bitesize app.
Are you the right candidate?
• Practical experience of editorial product development of educational mobile experiences for 14-16 year-olds
• Experience of creating digital micro learning content for domestic and international audiences including experience of working with, briefing and managing educational consultants.
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of editing and creating content in both iSite and XML.
• An ability to manage complicated digital educational projects to schedule and budget.
• Experience of working to targets to deliver audience growth and demonstrable experience of assessing and using audience data to inform editorial decision making.
• A demonstrable passion, commitment and knowledge of BBC Education’s audience output and interactive media content.
• Experience of working with and influencing colleagues to share best practice and training to deliver significant digital change.
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 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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