Senior Content Producer (Coventry) - Extend

Contract: 12 months attachment/ Fixed Term contract; Full-Time

Location: Coventry (Hybrid)

Band: D

Job Reference: 24066

Salary: £40,000 - £48,000 pro rata 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. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

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 competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days annual leave (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

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.

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent 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’re 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. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact the BBC Extend team via the shared mailbox.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

Job Introduction: BBC CWR is at the heart of the local community, in a vibrant and diverse patch. We are looking for a senior content producer (Communities) to join our fantastic team. You will be part of the management team and bring a wealth of leadership, journalistic and event management skills. You will lead on the annual Make a Difference Campaign and Awards, Children in Need and other BBC local initiatives. Working closely in the community to build and develop relationships as well as delivering content across various platforms. This role often includes overseeing digital and audio content, managing budgets, and collaborating with different teams. You will be a great collaborator and communicator and full of ideas and enthusiasm. The role is a vital part of the BBC Strategy of bringing people together and reaching underserved audiences.

Main Responsibilities: As a Senior Content Producer, some of your responsibilities will include the following:

• Produce and originate distinctive multiplatform content.
• Work effectively with other departments, suppliers & partners (internal & external) ensuring the BBC maintains excellent relationships throughout.
• Lead, motivate and support a team, ensuring that the editorial vision is communicated and understood from planning through to delivery.
• Responsible for project management appropriate to the given discipline.
• Construction of a full production schedule and budget in conjunction with Production Management and others.
• To ensure content reflects our diverse audiences.
• Deputising where appropriate for senior team members, and contributing towards the team strategy.
• To keep up to date with emerging industry trends.
• Where relevant, liaise with Rights teams and contract negotiators and ensure copyright and contracts adhere to BBC regulations.
• Develop and manage positive working relationships with staff, contributors and talent and be able to give constructive feedback.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the department’s strategy and policy.
• Seek improvements in content production to develop further efficiencies in working practices.
• May present programmes on radio, TV or other media. Presenting duties will be additional to your normal role and will never be as much as 80% of your role.
• Accountable for the compliance and content delivery of output, acting within BBC Editorial, Legal, Child Protection, and Health & Safety guidelines.
• Accountable for approving Health and Safety, as well as insurance documentation when working with Indies and In-house productions.

Are you the right candidate? The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A thorough knowledge of BBC editorial guidelines and other compliance policies, or has the desire to glean this knowledge quickly.
• Understanding of the importance of the BBC's values in accuracy and impartiality.
• A passion for and a great understanding of the area in which the role operates.
• Strong track record in the area in which the role operates with a wide ranging knowledge of production processes.
• Significant experience in producing and delivering multiplatform productions.
• Proven experience of the latest production techniques and technologies.
• Excellent editorial judgement and knowledge of the target audience, their needs and expectations.
• Experience of influencing, negotiating and communicating effectively both internally and with external agencies/partners.
• Ability to establish effective short and long term relationships with a wide range of people, talent, partners and agencies.
• Highly developed planning and organising skills.
• Ability to manage several areas of work at one time, prioritising, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
• Sound editorial judgement and a thorough knowledge of editorial and legal guidelines.
• Proven experience of taking ideas from concept to finished product whilst driving forward creativity.
• Ability to lead the team to develop creative ideas which engage diverse audiences in a demanding creative environment.
• Experience of managing and motivating a team, and actively managing team performance, including talent.
• The ability to communicate and contribute to the department strategy as required.
• An up to date knowledge of the BBC's diverse audiences and their needs and expectations and use this to shape creative and engagement output.
• The ability to consider a range of problems and uses own judgement to apply effective, time critical solutions.
• Experience and knowledge of managing financial budgets and production schedules.

About The BBC: We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. 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 want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

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.