Are you passionate about the buzz of producing live radio? Do you want to work closely with talented presenters to tell the stories that matter to local people? Do you have the creativity and ambition to give those stories exciting treatments? BBC Radio Berkshire broadcasts to a diverse area of almost 1 million people in urban centres like Reading and Slough, historic Windsor and rural West Berkshire. We’re looking for inspiring producers to lead our programmes who are passionate about connecting with local communities.

Role Responsibility

Generating ideas is a key part of the role. You’ll be responsible for developing ambitious content for our programmes, finding opportunities for storytelling and interaction, and striving to help our presenters be the best they can be. You’ll keep our programmes relevant and relatable and you’ll be excited by the opportunity to use a wide variety of production techniques. You’ll need the experience to be confident producing a live show, dealing with breaking news and changing your plans as the world changes around you.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll have a strong track record in radio production and sound editorial judgement, and you will need to demonstrate a flair for creating compelling programming. You’ll understand how to entertain our audience, including under-served C2DE’s, and how important it is to make radio that’s full of personality as well as local flavour. You’ll be good at dealing with a diverse range of people and experienced at working with presenters. Berkshire is a busy patch and you will have the ability to work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines.

You may work across a range of shifts, including weekends.

Package Description

Band: C

Contract: Attachment

Location: Berkshire

You are eligible to apply for an internal role if you are either on a BBC Continuing (Permanent) contract, a BBC Fixed Term contract, a casual contract or freelance contract and you have worked continuously for 6 months.

Only internal staff are eligible to apply for the role on an attachment basis. You need to be on a continuing (permanent) or fixed-term contract.  You need to have worked for the BBC for more than one year and will also need permission from your line manager.  You can find out more on our attachments page.

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. 

• Excellent career progression â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.​