Lincoln, GBR, LN1 3XY
| Lincoln, GBR, LN1 3XY
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Part Time 28 hours a week - Permanent
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Lincolnshire
LOCATION: Lincoln
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £40,200 - £49,800 Full Time Equivalent depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Purpose of The Role
BBC Radio Lincolnshire's breakfast show is the heart of our brand, waking Lincolnshire up with a smile and being the first to bring our audiences stories which matter to them as we set the agenda for the day ahead. We are looking for a creative and ambitious Senior Content Producer to build on our recent RAJAR success and take the show to the next level. You'll have the drive, planning and production flair to lead and inspire a team to develop and deliver multiplatform content
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
If you thrive on being challenged, being part of a team who is making a difference and come with loads of creative ideas and treatments, this could be the perfect fit for you.
BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the team which brought you the new BBC Farmwatch brand. We consistently punch above our weight and expect our senior producers to have plenty of big and bold ideas which reach audiences across the county. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented producer to lead a team in creating content that works brilliantly on audio, online, and across social media.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
* You will be the lead producer on our weekday breakfast programme and set the agenda for the day, entertaining those who choose us as the soundtrack to their morning, guided by the BBC Local Breakfast template.
* You'll lead the team to develop creative ways of telling complex stories which make sense to our opportunity audience.
* You will be core to harnessing motivation in the team, generating a positive, creative environment. You will be liaising with presenters and supporting them as required.
* You will drive a multiplatform agenda, constantly striving to reflect our audience in the content while retaining a local focus.
* Editorially, you will work with the local story team to deliver quality stories that appeal to our audience and attract new listeners.
* You will be responsible for ensuring our high editorial standards are adhered to and impartiality is across all content.
* You will work with the Executive Producer to develop a visualisation strategy for the breakfast show.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
* The right candidate will be experienced in working in a live radio broadcast environment. They will have worked with multiple stakeholders including presenters.
* Resilience and the ability to work reactively under pressure will be core to this role and expected of the successful candidate. Proven ability to judge audience need, react on the ground to feedback and deliver accordingly is a must.
* Having experience of delivering digital content which enhances the radio offering would be expected.
* You’ll think big, understand the importance of the Breakfast Show in driving key all-England content and leading the station's coverage of editorial like the Make A Difference Awards and Children in Need, and you’ll collaborate with the station and region's other programmes to bring them into our flagship show.
* You'll have an understanding of and be able to develop ideas about how the Breakfast show will work in partnership with reporters in the Local Story Team and relate to planning and commissioning within the Story
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED
* Experience of outside broadcast production – on site and in studio
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.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment 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.
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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• 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.
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