JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time / Attachment, Full-time until the 16th of March 2027
DEPARTMENT: BBC Children’s & Education
LOCATION: Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £30,000 - £40,000 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 Education exists to transform lives through education. That clear vision drives everything we do as we lead the overall education strategy for the BBC.
Bitesize Careers is our digital platform which helps young people navigate the world of work with advice from experts and young people who have found a path which suits them.
In the Autumn, we are launching a campaign, in partnership with the Open University, aimed at 14–19-year-olds, which will inspire young people to find jobs and careers they enjoy through focusing on their interests and passions, starting with football.
BBC Children’s & Education is looking for an assistant producer to help the producer deliver the campaign, this will include setting up and delivering a launch event, commissioning a series of films and podcast series and working closely with our partners to increase the impact of the campaign.
Why Join The Team
You will gain a thorough understanding of how BBC campaign is run by assisting the producer in the setting up and delivery of the campaign, including the launch event with an audience of young people. The role will also involve collaborating with a range of partners both internally and externally to achieve maximum impact as well as bringing the promotional strategy to life.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Supporting the producer in the running of the campaign including creating and curating content for the campaign site, articles and quizzes, supporting the delivery of the commissions.
* Coordinating cross-promotional activity with partners, including the creation and delivery of social toolkits and agreed messaging.
* Monitoring partner activity across social platforms and reporting on performance and reach. Tracking promotional activity and supporting evaluation reporting, including engagement metrics.
* Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal BBC teams to maximise campaign reach and impact. Liaising with internal BBC teams and external partners to identify relevant cross-linking opportunities and maximise campaign visibility.
* Identify and develop promotional opportunities and adaptable campaign assets including social graphics, short‑form video and copy templates that align with campaign objectives and effectively meet the needs of youth audiences.
* Create engaging, classroom‑ready communications and materials tailored for teachers, career leads and school/youth group networks to support campaign delivery.
* Produce compelling written content and support social media rollout by drafting newsletter and email copy that drives participation and awareness and optimising social content to maximise engagement.
Essential Criteria
Your Skills And Experience
* Strong communication skills - both verbal and written with proven experience of working with a wide variety of stakeholders both internal and external.
* Strong digital skills including extensive knowledge of using content management systems to create web pages as well as using photoshop and premier pro.
* Demonstrable experience in creating web and social content including editing short films.
* Audience focused on everything you do, with ability to generate ideas to create content appropriate in style and tone for a school age audience and use in the classroom.
* Effective planning and organisational skills and ability to concentrate on several areas at the same time, delivering to tight deadlines.
Desirable
* Keen interest in Football, self-shooting skills and experience of working on an educational campaign.
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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