Senior Content Producer

at  BBC

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

This role requires someone is has excellent planning and organisational skills. You’ll need to be great at working and leading a team; liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
You’ll need to have extensive knowledge of diverse communities across Lincolnshire.
You’ll be full of creative ideas which will bring fresh ideas to our planned schedule of events.
We’ll also expect you to be able to deliver high quality broadcast content on all platforms, including digital
This role also involves managing and developing our Apprentice.

ABOUT THE BBC

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.
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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.
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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.

JOB PURPOSE

BBC Radio Lincolnshire is at the heart of our community. We are looking for Senior Content Producer (Communities). You will be part of the management team and bring a wealth of leadership, journalistic and event management skills. You will be a great collaborator and communicator and full of ideas and enthusiasm. The role is a vital part of the BBC Strategy of bringing people together and reaching underserved audiences.
It is a six month attachment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

You’ll be the person who makes sure BBC Radio Lincolnshire connects with and reflects everyone who lives in our county.
You’ll take ownership of shaping and leading on partnerships, events and projects, fostering collaboration and great team work across audio and the wider story team.
We’re looking for someone who is dynamic and resourceful who can grow sustainable partnerships with communities and contacts and find the characters and contributors who will best tell the stories of audiences we currently don’t hear from enough.
You’ll work closely with programme teams and presenters to create outstanding content for our audiences. As well as recognising digital opportunities to help our content travel further.
The Make A Difference Awards are a key part of this role. You’ll need to be able to organise and promote the launch across all our platforms, coordinate the nominations, run the judging panels and deliver an event for 150 people, within budget in September 2025.