Journalist, Sport

Journalist, BBC Sport

Job Details

• Job band: C
• Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
• Department: BBC Sport
• Location: Salford
• Proposed salary range: £31,000 - £38,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
• Flexible working: We’re happy to discuss flexible working; preferences can be indicated in the application.

We are seeking an experienced Audio Producer to join the BBC World Service Sport team. The primary focus of this role is producing our weekly cricket programme, Stumped, and also providing a podcast and You Tube version of the show. As part of the World Service and wider Sport Stories teams you’ll also have opportunities to contribute across platforms, ensuring content gets maximum exposure and driving World Service’s cricket content.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a globally respected broadcaster with a diverse international audience, working on high‑profile sports content with a strong focus on cricket and global sporting stories. Stumped broadcasts to over 10 million listeners on radio worldwide each week. This role offers the chance to collaborate with a talented team at World Service within the innovative Sport Stories department while working with multiple platforms, including radio, podcasts and digital media content.

There are opportunities to also work across other outputs from More than the Score, Sport Today, Sports world and Not by the Playbook.

• Produce the weekly World Service cricket programme Stumped for radio, You Tube and podcast.
• Collaborate with presenters, contributors and editorial teams to deliver compelling audio, visual and digital content, working closely with other BBC departments and external stakeholders.
• Ensure high editorial standards and compliance with BBC guidelines.
• Support production of other World Service Sport programmes such as Sport Today, More than the Score, Not by the Playbook and Sports world.
• Work across the Stories department on audio/video projects as required.
• Use digital tools to promote content and engage audiences online, on video and on social media.

• Strong knowledge and passion for cricket globally and an excellent understanding of the target audience, plus interest in global sport.
• Extensive experience producing radio programmes and/or podcasts, adapting to different responsibilities and platform coverage.
• Proven ability to manage production workflows, meet deadlines and work closely with journalists and journalism researchers.
• Excellent editorial judgment and attention to detail, working on own initiative.
• Experience of delivering multiplatform content from on site or remotely.

• Experience working on international sports coverage.
• Knowledge of emerging trends in audio and podcast production.
• Ability to contribute to digital video and social media content as part of a multimedia team.
• Creative flair for storytelling across multiple platforms.

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 are 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.

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Redeployment:
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and will give 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.