Assistant Producer, BBC Bitesize Assistant Producer, BBC Bitesize

As an AP you will be leading on the development and delivery of large suites of online formal learning content. You will work with your peers and with a team of Researchers to deliver new online content and content improvements. These may include video, short-form, interactives and quizzes, commissioning, writing and infographics. You will work with subject matter experts to develop a strong understanding of the needs of children studying each subject and be adept at working with audiences to iteratively develop and user-test editorial formats. You may also work collaboratively with other teams in BBC Chilldren's and Education and across the BBC to deliver excellent educational experiences in partnership.

Digital content making skills

• Practical experience of interactive production and development, delivering digital content projects which include several interdependent elements, such as long-form text, video, interactives and infographics.
• Editorial skills and experience
• Experience of creating digital content which meets tightly defined criteria or outcomes.
• Experience of working accurately with long-form written content and short form video.
• Excellent editorial judgement and experience of applying editorial guidelines in practice to a variety of content formats, including text and visual content such as video, interactives or interactives.
Project management
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and experience of planning and delivering interactive projects with multiple elements, to budget.
Working with suppliers
• Experience working with independent producers to deliver short form video, or interactive content, within BBC guidelines
• Creative and audience focus
• Understanding of the 5-16 audience, their diversity and their media habits.
• Proven experience of using audience insight to inform digital content making.
Working with teams
• Experience of breaking down projects into tasks and overseeing the delivery of those tasks (including monitoring quality) by other members of the team.
• Experience of working collaboratively to deliver projects, including maintaining positive relationships within the team and with other internal and external teams.
  
  BBC Education exists to transform lives through education. That clear vision drives everything we do as we lead the overall education strategy for the BBC which is to:
• Provide every child in the UK with a personalised learning experience through BBC Bitesize.
• Support & inspire classroom learning with world-class, curriculum linked programming; through BBCTeach.
• Address societal and educational deficits within the UK through campaigns.
BBC Bitesize is looking for an Assistant Producer to help deliver online learning resources for the Bitesize Curriculum team. This role is parental leave cover and will initially be based in the Bitesize Secondary team, although the successful candidate may be assigned to work on other key stages during the course of the contract., 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. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. 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.

Salary: Up to £36,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract type: This is a 12 month FTC/attachment covering parental leave. Starting early December 2024. Location: Office Base is Salford. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working. 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 and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.