Job Introduction

BBC Audio has 650 editorial and technical staff who create and deliver more than 100 hours of original audio every day. Our podcasts and radio programmes are heard around the world. We work with some of the biggest names in music, entertainment and journalism. Our sound engineers bring the greatest festivals and sporting events to life.  We collaborate with world class partners to deliver social value. We want to make the world a better and more interesting place. Discover more about us and listen to some of our audio. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcaudio/about.  We produce podcasts, radio and music programmes, deliver live events, provide creative services and forge partnerships.  This is just a selection of the 22,500 programmes we work on every year - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcaudio/ourwork#creativeservices

Our teams make thousands of hours of content including daily and weekly programmes about arts, science and current affairs as well as dramas and documentaries. We support that audio, with audio visual clips and films, on social media and with events both at home and overseas. Our factual portfolio includes Woman’s Hour, Start the Week, Front Row, Saturday Live, Media Show and based in Bristol,  Farming Today, The Food Programme, Costing the Earth for Radio 4.  For the World Service, based in London we produce  Outlook, The Forum, The Conversation, In The Studio and World Questions.

You will get the chance to work with some of the best BBC producers in the business and deal with an amazing variety of guests and talent. 

Role Responsibility

We are looking to add to our pool of Freelance Assistant Producers to work with our teams making factual content for Radio 4 and the World Service.

This is not an entry level role, we're looking for candidates with experience at assistant producer level or similar.

We want BBC Audio’s output to reflect and understand the audiences we serve - for example, the different geographical regions of the UK and the experience of people from underrepresented groups (eg people from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, people with lived experience of disability, individuals within the LGBTQ+ community and those from lower socio-economic groups).  We are therefore actively seeking individuals with skills or experience that can help contribute towards ensuring we maximise the diversity of our coverage and content.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will have a demonstrable interest in audio in all its formats.
• Journalism and research experience of topical factual/ magazine turnaround production, both live and pre-recorded
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team and with presenters and contributors
• Broad range of contacts that could be used for contributions on air
• A keen interest in and good knowledge of current issues for the range of programmes made by BBC Audio
• Passion and drive to create outstanding and exciting editorial content for factual programmes
• We want enthusiasm, ideas and creativity coupled with good communication and organisational skills
• Knowledge and understanding of digital platforms – particularly how digital and social media can be used effectively for programming.
• Examples of being able to demonstrate experience of working on a range of creative content with a factual and storytelling focus.
• Demonstrate a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understand how individual differences can benefit the workplace and output.

Package Description

All opportunities offered, as a result of appointment to this talent pool, will be on a Freelance PAYE basis.

Appointment to the Talent Pool will not entitle candidates to a permanent contract in the BBC, those will have to be applied for in the normal way, and neither does it guarantee work.  However, it may lead to consideration for broader freelance opportunities across BBC Audio.

If you already have a current staff contract with the BBC (continuing or fixed-term), you won’t be eligible to apply.

Any work offered with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.

About the Company

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

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.

Closing Date30 September, 2022