Assistant Producer - BBC Bitesize in Salford

CONTRACT TYPE: x2 Fixed-term Contract / Attachment, Full-time (01 April 26 - 26 February 27 & 01 July 26 - 26 February 27)

DEPARTMENT: Children's & Education, BBC Bitesize

LOCATION: Salford - Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,100 - £38,100 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As the BBC’s formal learning website, Bitesize helps millions of students to progress their education. Assistant Producers are a key part of the teams delivering content. You will work closely with Bitesize Producers and Researchers, and with teams across the wider Children’s & Education department and Nations, to deliver online, interactive, multi-media, educational resources for 4-16 year-olds.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC Bitesize exists to transform lives through education. That clear vision drives everything we do. 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 Bitesize for Teachers.
• Address societal and educational deficits within the UK through campaigns, such as BBC Super Movers and BBC 500 Words.

You will have a key role in the delivery of curriculum projects:

• Primary English
• Primary Editorial Improvements

You will commission high-quality digital content such as audio, video, copy and visuals from indies. You will translate curriculum learning outcomes into a content delivery plan. You will use your practical experience of digital and/or interactive production and development to manage complex projects to schedule and budget. You will apply sound editorial judgement. You will support other members of the team to deliver excellent work.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Digital content making skills: Practical experience of interactive production and development; delivering digital content projects that include interdependent elements, such as text, video, podcasts, interactives and infographics.
• Editorial skills: Experience of creating digital content which meets tightly defined criteria or curriculum outcomes and of working accurately with written content. Excellent editorial judgement and experience of applying editorial guidelines to a variety of content formats, including text, video, podcasts, interactives or interactives.
• Project management: Knowledge of project management methodologies and experience of planning and delivering interactive projects with multiple elements, to budget. Experience of breaking down projects into tasks and overseeing the delivery of those tasks (including monitoring quality) by other members of the team.
• Working with suppliers: Experience commissioning writers or illustrators and of working with independent producers to deliver video, podcasts or interactive content.
• Audience focus: Understanding of the 5-16 audience, their diversity and their media habits. Proven experience of using audience insight to inform digital content making, including the ability to run user testing sessions or focus groups.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. 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. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

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. 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.

INFORMATION AT A GLANCE

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.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BBC LIFE AT BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• 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 or on an orchestra conditions contract. Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

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.

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & BEING STRATEGY

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