English Language Teaching Producer in City of London

CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month Attachment / Fixed-term Contract, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Learning English

LOCATION: London – Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £37,600 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience + London Weighting. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. We’re happy to discuss flexible working.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Are you a digital creator with expertise in teaching English as a foreign language? Can you bring English language lessons to life in audio and video formats through your presentation style? Do you understand the difference between teaching English in a classroom and teaching English through digital platforms? If your answers are YES, then we may have a job for you.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC Learning English is the award‑winning English language teaching arm of BBC World Service. The department primarily produces and publishes digital content for English language learners on its website, though podcasts and via its social media platforms. It also syndicates content to partner networks.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Support the delivery of BBC Learning English’s digital-first strategy to help audiences learn English.
• Work as part of a team of experienced English language teaching professionals to originate, create, present and publish English language teaching audio, video, text and image-based content for language learners.
• Collaborate with the podcast, social media and China teams to ensure all products achieve high levels of valued reach among audiences.
• Participate in and work across other areas of BBC Learning English’s output as required.
• Shift work may be required, which could include nights, weekends and public holidays.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• An advanced-level ELT qualification, for example a DELTA or Masters in a relevant subject.
• Full professional proficiency in the English language including complete comprehension and productive competence in written and spoken forms, and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to write, adapt and edit scripts with accuracy, clarity, simplicity and in an engaging style appropriate to a diverse international audience with differing levels of English comprehension.
• Demonstrable experience of creating and delivering impactful and engaging English as a foreign language multimedia teaching materials for digital platforms.
• Experience in using image, audio and video editing tools.
• Recent experience teaching English as a foreign language to adults, for example, in a language school or online setting.
• An awareness of BBC Learning English’s methodologies and approaches.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

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.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants.

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values‑based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis. Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk