500 Words, Assistant Producer

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View more categories | View less categories | Sector: Media and Publishing | Role: Assistant | Contract Type: Permanent | Hours: Full Time

Package Description

Job Reference: 23078

Band: C

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract/Attachment - 01/07/25 till 13/03/26

Location: Salford (Home/Office - Hybrid)

Salary: £30,000- £41,000 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. 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.

Benefits include: Excellent career progression, unrivalled training and development opportunities, negotiable salary package, flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with options to buy extra days, pension scheme, and discounts on dental, health care, and gym. More information can be found in our candidate pack.

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Job Introduction

BBC Education aims to transform lives through learning and education, leading the BBC's overall education strategy.

Our aims include:

• Providing personalized learning experiences via BBC Bitesize
• Supporting classroom learning with curriculum-linked programming
• Ensuring children and young people have resources and opportunities to thrive through campaigns like BBC Microbit and 500 Words

BBC Education is recruiting an Assistant Producer for the BBC 500 Words competition, a major children's story writing contest celebrating creativity. Since 2011, it has received over a million stories and is now a pan-BBC initiative involving multiple programs and external partners.

The role involves assisting with the competition's daily operations, including judging, website updates, content creation, and promotion to schools.

Main Responsibilities

You should be able to write, create, and edit content for digital platforms aimed at young audiences. Responsibilities include managing story submissions, supporting judges, promoting the competition, and coordinating prizes.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong communication skills, experience working with diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency with content management systems, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
• Experience creating social media content, short films, and graphics
• Audience-focused with awareness of school-age audiences and teachers
• Excellent planning, organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines
• Sound editorial judgment and knowledge of editorial and legal guidelines

Desirable: Experience as a self-shooter producing and editing short films, and creating social media strategies.

About the BBC

The BBC prioritizes redeployment for employees seeking alternative roles and values diversity and inclusion. We consider flexible working requests and are committed to equal opportunity employment. Our employment checks include references, eligibility to work, safeguarding, and social media screening.