Programme Producer & Editorial Lead — Drive Digital Growth

BBC Nordic; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

35-hour week

25 days leave

Pension scheme

Job summary

The BBC is seeking a senior producer role in the UK to maintain high editorial standards and to shape the running order of programmes from concept to transmission. You will lead editorial and operational teams, briefing staff and setting priorities to ensure delivery of quality news.

The role also focuses on growing the programme across social media and digital platforms, promoting diversity, managing budgets, and upholding safety and editorial integrity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high professional standards of journalism, ensuring delivery of high quality news programmes.
• Establish the content and running order of the programme and lead others on the production of items through to transmission, including assigning, briefing and establishing priorities for operational and editorial teams.
• Continue the development of the programme across social media and digital platforms, exploring the potential for expanding.
• Responsible for building team spirit within permanent or temporary teams; ensuring the best use of individual skills. Encouraging team members to think about potential improvements. Sets team and individual objectives, as well as clear expectations about required performance levels, rewards success and addresses performance issues promptly and fairly, treats team members with respect.
• Seek ways to increase diversity in our workforce and to ensure that our output reflects the audiences we serve.
• Assist in the development, commissioning and management of relevant business plans and manage individual programme budgets, ensuring value for money in use of resources.
• To act as a facilitator of change, clearly communicating and distributing best practices between teams.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• Responsible for ensuring safe working practices and the observance of BBC’s health and safety regulations, including completing hazard assessments.

Job description

The BBC is seeking a senior producer role in the UK to maintain high editorial standards and to shape the running order of programmes from concept to transmission. You will lead editorial and operational teams, briefing staff and setting priorities to ensure delivery of quality news.

The role also focuses on growing the programme across social media and digital platforms, promoting diversity, managing budgets, and upholding safety and editorial integrity.