Weekend Show Producer (Journalist) (Radio Cambridge) - EXTEND Weekend Show Producer (Journalist) (Radio Cambridge) - EXTEND

BBC Studios Distribution Limited, Chesterton, Cambridge

Weekend Show Producer (Journalist) (Radio Cambridge) - EXTEND Weekend Show Producer (Journalist) (Radio Cambridge) - EXTEND

£32481

BBC Studios Distribution Limited, Chesterton, Cambridge

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 21 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4558252885a8437ebd0cad4d406d30e7

Full Job Description

This job will involve weekend working, as you'll be responsible for live outputting the regional daytime show each week. The two other days will be spent setting up the shows, and working elsewhere as part of the audio team as needed. Together with the presenter you'll find great guests, book experts for the popular gardening phone-in and create other features for the shows. You'll also be responsible for creating digital content, both on social media and for BBC Sounds.

We have an exciting opportunity for a producer to work on the daytime weekend show that serves the audiences of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. It's a four day a week role, live producing the show on a Saturday and Sunday and setting on the other two days. We are looking for a creative producer who thrives on crafting great radio, who knows which guests people want to hear from when they're doing the gardening, making the Sunday lunch or busy at work. For the right candidate this is a great chance to build a successful radio show, appealing to the loyal audiences that the stations already have, and tempting new listeners to join them. Creating strong digital content will also be a key part of this role. As there is a smaller team at the weekend, we need a producer who is organised, self-motivated and confident implementing the BBC's editorial guidelines., We're looking for someone who is organised, self-motivated and bursting with original ideas. You will:

  • Have experience of producing live radio content.
  • Be a team player and have creative ideas for guests and features.
  • Have the ability to deliver local content for digital platforms, or the willingness to learn.
  • Know the patch (or part of it) with an understanding of the stories that matter to our existing audiences and how we could do more to grow our audience.
  • Know how to find the stories that matter to a diverse range of communities in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and how to get people talking about them.

    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.

  • 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.