Senior Content Producer (Communities)

The Bbc; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local radio station is seeking a Community Producer to inspire and deliver content for the community. Responsibilities include leading projects, managing apprentices, and forging partnerships. The ideal candidate has strong editorial judgment, project management experience, and a deep knowledge of the local communities. This role offers fair pay, flexible benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Flexible 35-hour working week

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted healthcare and gym

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of the communities in Cambridgeshire.
• Experience of project and event management.
• Significant journalism and radio programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the station's community engagement and event management.
• Forge new partnerships within the community.
• Manage the Station's apprentices and major projects.

Skills

Strong Editorial Judgement

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Community Knowledge

Journalism Experience

Job description

Purpose of the role

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is looking for a creative Community Producer who can deliver inspiring content to our audience. We have a diverse audience from the science and technology hub of Cambridge, the growing city of Peterborough and the rural Fen towns. We're looking for someone who is great at enabling people in these communities to tell their stories. You'll also help us plan unique community campaigns that help people realise the BBC is for them.

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Leading the station's community engagement, project and event management and forging new partnerships.
• Leading teams in delivering impactful content that speaks to our underserved audiences.
• Managing the Station's apprentices.
• Managing the Make a Difference Awards and other major station events and projects.

Why join the team

We are looking for someone with great editorial judgement who can spot a story and turn it into creative content. You'll need experience of project management and be able to see an idea from concept to delivery. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage people and establish new relationships. You will need extensive knowledge of the communities we serve and lead efforts to reach groups and organisations, making them feel supported, respected and celebrated.

Skills and experience

You'll need extensive knowledge of the communities in Cambridgeshire, with ideas about how we can work with organisations and groups to highlight their work and to set up campaigns which will make an impact on air and in the community. We're looking for someone with great editorial judgement, who can spot a story and turn it into creative radio and digital content. You'll need experience of project and event management and an ability to see an idea through from conception to delivery. Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to establish new relationships are a must. You'll have significant journalism and radio programming experience.

Essential criteria

• Strong Editorial Judgement and significant journalism and programming experience
• Experience working and delivering content in a multi-platform way
• Ability to lead and inspire people
• Ability to come up with ambitious ideas, projects and campaigns and deliver from concept to completion
• Resilience and the ability to work reactively under pressure, with a proven ability to judge audience need and react to feedback

Desirable but not required

• Previous experience managing projects
• Past examples of managing people and relationships
• Experience of delivering digital content
• Well versed in Editorial and Compliance Policies and know who to call on when you need advice

Life at the BBC / Information at a glance

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Disability confident: We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss.