Package Description
Band: C
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract/Attachment till the 31/03/26
Location: Salford (Home/Office - Hybrid)
Salary: up to £43,000 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.
Job Introduction
Want to work with some of the most well-loved brands on UK children’s TV? - Then this could be your dream role!
The BBC Children’s website team are looking for someone truly passionate about curating and creating exciting and engaging digital content for kids aged 2-12. Someone who understands what kids are talking about, what they love and how they spend their time online. Someone editorially-experienced, well-organised and highly motivated.
If that’s you – we’d love to hear from you.
As Content Producer you would plan, create and launch engaging and interactive website content that reaches new audiences and gives kids a compelling reason to return. You’d be steering and guiding junior members of the team in their activity and daily tasks to implement our strategy and help us achieve our targets.
The BBC is the leading Children's broadcaster in the UK, reaching millions of kids 0-12 each week with some of the biggest and best-loved global brands; from pre-school animations like Hey Duggee and Bluey to stand-out dramas The Next Step and Jamie Johnson. BBC Children's and Education is committed to offering the best content and for all UK children, providing a trusted environment that entertains, informs, and empowers children, adding real value to their lives and we’re proud of the award-winning content we make across all platforms.
We want to connect to younger audiences, helping them discover the breadth of what the BBC offers; from world class interactive and digital experiences to our well-loved programmes and characters.
Main Responsibilities
Working within a team reporting into the Senior Content Producer, you will be responsible for managing the Children’s website platforms. Your main responsibilities will include:
* Working to a Senior Content Producer and being responsible for the planning, scheduling, creation, and promotion of content for the CBeebies and CBBC websites.
* Ensuring that all activity is working towards our strategy and achieving our targets, establishing and maintaining successful processes and workflows.
* Generating compelling content and promotional ideas to reach as wide an audience as possible, driven by platform data, audience and SEO insights to ensure that content has maximum impact and delivers maximum value to our audience.
* Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams across Digital, Commissioning, Product and external partners, ensuring excellent communication and collaboration; utilising everyone’s skills sets and expertise to achieve the highest standards and performance.
* You will be responsible for planning, developing and managing content, curation and promotional strategies for the website.
* Guide the day-to-day work and development of Assistant Content Producers and Researchers, providing feedback on content and approach to tasks.
* You will be able to take the initiative and assume responsibility for day-to-day decision-making as well as taking a strategic view for long term projects.
* Understand copyright requirements and ensure compliance with BBC standards and guidelines, with guidance from Line Manager.
* Keep across the latest industry developments in digital games, websites and platforms that kids are using.
Are you right candidate?
We want someone who is passionate about digital platforms and understands digital trends amongst younger audiences. You will be full of creative ideas and hungry to make a difference. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing a digital platform; planning, creating, and publishing great content for young audiences.
* You will have great copywriting skills with the ability to adapt and cater for different audiences. A meticulous eye for detail and fantastic production skills to create engaging content.
* You will be self-motivated with experience of project management. You will be a great forward planner who can manage a varied workload and meet tight deadlines.
* An analytical thinker who understands the value of data insights and wants to use it to help improve performance.
* You will have sound editorial judgement, and an awareness of, or desire to learn BBC editorial guidelines.
* You’ll have first class interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels. You’ll also need to use your initiative and have a flexible and positive attitude.
* It’s important that you are passionate about delighting our target audience. If you have experience of digital production or website curation, we would love to receive an application from you.
The technical stuff: You must have experience of copywriting and using Planning tools, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects. Experience using content management/publication systems is preferable.
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.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr