Assistant Producer, BBC Audio Science

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Audio Science
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,100 - £38,100 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.

For this role / Ar gyfer y swydd yma:

Welsh language skills are not necessary / Nid yw sgiliau yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn angenrheidiol

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. / Mae modd cyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.

The BBC Audio Science Unit is a world-leading centre for celebrating and championing science and ideas.

The team make science programmes on Radio 4 and the World Service as well as global podcasts. We cover all aspects of science, tech, health, engineering, psychology, natural history, space science and more. Current programmes and podcasts include Inside Science, Inside Health, Health Check, All in the Mind, Crowd Science and Unexpected Elements. We reach over 270 million people across the world every week.

Our content will be produced from the BBC’s newest, greenest and most technologically advanced broadcast facility - Central Square, Cardiff.

Are you involved in making podcasts or audio content? Do you have journalistic skills to find the best stories and make them really matter? And do you have a background in science or health? If so, you may be just the person to join our team as an Assistant Producer who can work effectively to help deliver engaging, creative built content, week after week.

• Experience in a communication environment, with an expertise in the science world.
• Ability to contribute with fast, thorough research.
• Ideas that will engage audiences on air, on websites and other developing platforms.
• Experience of working in an environment with tight deadlines and changing priorities.
• A real enthusiasm for programme making and an informed interest in speech radio.
• A good team player and have the attitude and aptitude to develop in this multi-skilled role.

Essential criteria:

• A background in health or science.
• Experience in audio content production at a national level and a knowledge of BBC Sounds, Radio 4 and World Service programmes.
• Journalistic experience, especially in science or health stories.
• The ability to find new and creative ways of making audio.
• Demonstrates flexibility and able to thrive in a busy team environment.

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.

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.

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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