Executive Producer - E (BBC Radio Shropshire) - #149457

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: E

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Part-time ( 14hrs per week )

DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations, BBC Shropshire

LOCATION: Shrewsbury

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £55,000 - £68,000 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. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Radio Shropshire is looking for a dynamic and talented Executive Producer.

You’ll need to love radio, understand the digital opportunities and have a real understanding of our audience.

You’ll work closely with the Executive Editor and the wider regional leadership team across The Midlands.

You’ll need to ensure our content is aligned to the BBC Local strategy and how that translates to the team and the way they work.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is a chance to join a creative and ambitious team that puts its audience at the heart of the output. You’re guaranteed to thrive on the buzz of live radio and hearing our great content on our digital services, BBC Sounds and beyond.

This is a team which is committed to building audiences both on linear and digital platforms.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• The successful candidate will be expected to support and complement the Executive Editor in leading the team at BBC Radio Shropshire to ensure they deliver on the KPIs that are based on target audience, impact, ambition, people and effective use of licence fee.
• You’ll have a strong sense of the strategy for BBC local and the need to reach diverse, opportunity audiences across Shropshire.
• You’ll take a lead in ambitious and creative projects (both in radio and digital and podcasts) which will push the boundaries on new ways of working; collaborating across platforms and teams.
• You’ll be able to translate complex data to be relevant and useful to teams.
• You will also play a key role in ensuring BBC Radio Shropshire has strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• The right candidate will relish the opportunity to provide leadership to a vibrant creative team.
• You’ll work closely with the Executive Editor and be confident in taking editorial decisions, making creative pitches and will prioritise driving the highest standards across linear and digital output.
• You’ll be experienced at working with teams to motivate and develop them whilst always looking to maintain and improve the culture at BBC Radio Shropshire.
• Part of this role will see you deputising for the Executive Editor and leading effective communication with other members of the regional leadership and England Commissioning teams.
  
  

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

 

This role is currently advertised as internal only. Freelancers are eligible to apply if they have been on a Worker Contract (more info here) continuously for 6 months. If less than 6 months (or they have had a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements), they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

Redeployment

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