Operations Executive - Sound (Music)

BBC; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading media organization in the UK is seeking an Operations Executive (Sound) to lead an operational team in delivering high-quality music content. The successful candidate will provide leadership and management to ensure effective programme delivery, foster a collaborative working environment, and drive efficiency through innovative solutions. Ideal applicants will have experience in content or operational leadership and a strong understanding of the music broadcasting sector, alongside excellent communication skills. The role offers a flexible working model and competitive salary.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Extensive training and development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Significant Content or Operational Team leadership experience.
• Good knowledge of the music recording and broadcast sector.
• Empowering team leader who can coach and develop others.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted leader, enhancing staff engagement.
• Manage department's operational staff and performance.
• Collaborate with production partners for high-quality content.

Skills

Leadership experience

Knowledge of music recording and broadcast

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Package Description

Job Reference: 020275

Salary Range: £55,000 - £70,000 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Band: E

Contract type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract / Attachment

Location: Any major BBC hub (UK Only)

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 – 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, a flexible 35‑hour working week for work‑life balance 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.

Job Introduction

BBC Media Operations is at the heart of delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people, it manages the craft and production operations for the BBC's news, radio, and some sport services across London, Salford, Birmingham with teams across the main UK sites. Our team captures, edits, and produces output 24/7 for TV, radio, and digital platforms. We are experts in our field, with exceptional technical, operational, and production creativity at our core. Working closely with our editorial colleagues, we co‑create content that reaches millions of people across the UK and the world daily. The team also manages production services, editing and post‑production, stores, some OB bases in England, and the BBC's fleet of pool and broadcast vehicles.

The Music area is focussed on all the music output being delivered by Media Operations‑in studios and in other locations. There are many stakeholders in commissioning and production areas as well as independent production companies. You will be their main point of contact and work with other areas in Media Operations to ensure the most effective and efficient programme delivery and operational process. You will lead the specialist operational team working in London as well as being the key point of contact for this area within Media Operations.

We are looking for an Operations Executive (Sound) who can lead with flair and motivate our teams to achieve their best. You should bring innovative ideas to the table and foster a creative working environment. While great leadership is important, being a good team player is also essential to ensure we work collaboratively across the business, aligning our thinking with organisational and departmental strategy.

Main Responsibilities

• Serve as a highly visible and trusted leader, focusing on effective management and enhancing staff engagement.
• Oversee the department's operational staff, managing performance, training, and development.
• Collaborate with production partners to ensure the delivery of high‑quality content.
• Align with divisional and departmental objectives to formulate viable and strategic business plans.
• Build and maintain relationships with recognised trade unions to ensure a cooperative and constructive industrial relations climate.
• Effectively manage and control the team budget.
• Stay abreast of industry developments and new technology. Share knowledge and experiences with colleagues, and proactively seek out, recommend, and adopt more effective techniques, ways of working, and best practices to drive efficiencies and deliver value for money.

Are you the right candidate?

• Significant Content or Operational Team leadership experience
• Empowering team leader who can coach and develop others to perform at their best
• Good knowledge of the music recording and broadcast sector, its current technologies and working practice
• Inspiring and persuasive communicator with teams and stakeholders
• Proactive problem solver who takes accountability for resolving issues
• Collaborative approach and able to build positive relationships and achieve collective outcomes

About the BBC

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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 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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