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Language Log in to Profile BBC Employee Login CREATE JOB ALERT Social Media Assistant, BBC Children in Need Job Description Job Requisition ID: 24358 Job Closing Date: 24 June 2025
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: A
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract / Attachment, Full-time (01 September 2025 - 31 December 2025)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need
LOCATION: Salford – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £23,000 - £25,000 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. 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
BBC Children in Need believes that every child should have the chance to thrive and be the best they can be.
Our digital marketing teams helps enable this through our social, email and website channels. Our Social Media Assistant is a key role during our busy appeal season, supporting our digital marketing executives to deliver our campaign across our social platforms.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Working across our entire appeal, this is an opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of digital marketing projects, getting involved in everything from video production and editing to writing, scheduling and moderation. You will work alongside a small number of highly supportive digital marketing colleagues whilst also getting the chance to learn from a wide range of teams within the charity who are united in their desire to help children and young people.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
* Supporting Digital Marketing Managers with looking after the day to day running of the charity's social media accounts (currently Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, TikTok).
* Social media content planning
* Coordinating with our creative team for content production as well as copywriting, filming and editing content yourself
* Content scheduling
* You will also support our supporter care team in responding to our supporters directly.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Experience of copywriting to specific tone of voice/brand guidelines
* Experience of posting and scheduling content across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Linkedin for a charity or other not for profit organisation
* Experience filming short form social media content
* Experience video editing in Adobe Premiere or equivalent for a charity or not-for-profit organisation
* Experience of working to tight deadlines and managing time independently
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.
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
Redeployment
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.
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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 pensionscheme 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.
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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.
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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
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