Job Details
Audio Visual Producer (Factual) – EXTEND (Band D). 1‑year fixed‑term contract, 5 days per week, start Monday 7 September 2026 (subject to notice period). Department: BBC Studios Audio. Location: London – Television Centre (W12) (minimum 3 days on site, remote working possible). Proposed salary range: £40,200–£69,000, dependent on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Flexible working arrangements can be discussed at offer stage.
Interview Schedule
Online interviews will be held w/c 13th July 2026. Second‑round in‑person interviews will take place w/c 20th July 2026.
Key Responsibilities and Impact
- Lead the development and delivery of innovative and high‑performing audio and audio‑visual content for a range of BBC and third‑party platforms and partners.
- Oversee studio and location recordings, managing audio and multi‑camera workflows to ensure strong sound, visual coherence and editorial integrity.
- Lead, motivate and support a multidisciplinary production team (audio, video, digital), delivering a clear editorial vision in line with the overarching strategy and contributing to an open, creative, safe, supportive and professional workplace culture.
- Understand and contribute to the creation of short‑form content derived from long‑form material.
- Work closely with hosts and contributors, managing those relationships and building a durable production model to capture their best performances in both audio and video.
- Plan and manage production workflows, schedules and budgets in collaboration with Production Management.
Essential Criteria – Skills and Experience
- Proven experience producing successful video content in a commercial environment.
- A demonstrable passion for developing and innovating entertaining audio and video formats across factual genres.
- Proven experience in building and maintaining effective relationships with hosting talent, contributors and creative teams.
- Experience overseeing multi‑camera studio or location shoots, or equivalent visual production workflows.
- An understanding of podcast commercial frameworks, including revenue, distribution and platform models for both audio and video.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with others.
Accessibility and Equality
This role is advertised as part of the BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply you should identify as deaf, disabled or neuro‑divergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010, or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 if applying in Northern Ireland. You are broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.
Please note: candidates are requested not to use AI as part of writing tasks.
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. It is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
For general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
