Junior Production Manager, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

British Broadcasting Corporation; Belfast; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Junior Production Manager based in Glasgow. This entry-level, full-time role will involve managing staging and logistics for performances, ensuring health and safety compliance, and providing support for broadcasting needs. Ideal candidates should possess excellent planning skills, a good understanding of orchestra setups, and the ability to work collaboratively.

Benefits

Excellent career progression

Unrivalled training and development opportunities

Negotiable salary package

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental and health care

Gym benefits

Qualifications

• Knowledge of orchestra layouts and musical instruments.
• Experience and confidence in providing directions.
• Ability to influence and work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staging and logistical requirements for performances and recordings.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and noise monitoring.
• Manage and book freelancers for events.

Skills

Planning

IT skills

Influencing

Teamwork

Health & Safety awareness

Job description

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Package Description

Job Reference: 23487

Band: C

Salary: £35,200 - £41,167 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Permanent full-time role. The working pattern will be varied according to the orchestra schedule.

Location: Office Base is Glasgow.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more .
  
  

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Job Introduction

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBCSSO) is seeking a dedicated and experienced Junior Production Manager to oversee all staging, logistical, and technical requirements for our performances, broadcasts and recordings. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth execution of events at City Halls, outside broadcasts, and foreign tours, in collaboration with our radio 3 and production teams. The role also takes the lead on H&S for all events as well as noise monitoring and mitigations.

Main Responsibilities

• Planning, managing and supervising all the BBCSSO’s staging, logistical and technical requirements for performances and recordings at City Halls, outside broadcasts and foreign tours. All in collaboration with radio and production teams.
• Producing stage plans with Viso software in conjunction with radio production team.
• Lay the stage and supervise truck load in’s and out’s with freelance crew.
• Ensures all activities are carried out in accordance with BBC safety standards and practices, Including noise awareness and safety.
• Attend planning meetings to inform, advise, provide solutions and ideas, and to collaborate in any aspects affecting rehearsal, performance, recording or transmission schedules.
• Working with Glasgow Life, freelancers and other production stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of all SSO events at City Halls and outside venues in the UK and abroad.
• Effectively book and manage freelancers.
• Supervising and recording noise monitoring using the Hydrock system and Casella meters.
• Organise hire of additional instruments and backline in conjunction with producers and percussion section.
• Lead on all aspects of health and safety in all venues.
• Manage the venue and instrument stores.
• Organise all truck bookings and maintain a good working relationship with the transport company.
  
  

Are you the right candidate?

The Successful Candidate Should Have

• Knowledge and understanding of orchestra layouts and musical instruments.
• Excellent planning skills and IT skills and a willingness to acquire new skills.
• Ability to influence, lead, and to deliver information and instructions diplomatically.
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health & Safety.
• Experience, resilience and confidence to give directions to anyone as required.
  
  

About The BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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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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.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here .

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.

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