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Production Coordinator
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Full time. Fixed-term Contract until 26/03/2027. There will be occasional requirements to work weekends and unsocial hours.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Scotland, Music, Entertainment and Events
LOCATION: Glasgow
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,500 - £38,500 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
The Production Coordinator plays a key role in bringing productions to life by managing schedules, logistics, running costs and communications. The role combines organisation, problem-solving and teamwork to ensure productions run efficiently from planning through to delivery. The successful candidate will also provide support managing assets for the department and providing general administration support. There may be a requirement to work on content from other BBC Scotland departments.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Working as a Production Coordinator with BBC Scotland Music, Entertainment and Events offers the opportunity to be at the heart of creating exciting, high-profile content including TRNSMT, Hogmanay, Burns and Scottish Act of the Year.
It is an excellent chance to collaborate with creative professionals, contribute to flagship programmes and live events, and make a meaningful impact on content enjoyed by audiences across Scotland.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
- Organise travel and accommodation for crew, presenters, external suppliers and contributors for filming.
- Raise Smartbooks/Requisitions and Purchase orders for production spend and ensuring running costs are updated and accurate.
- Liaise with BBC departments to ensure Studio, Craft and Post-production personnel are booked and kept informed of all planned and any schedule changes for filming.
- Ensure Albert documentation is collected and delivered on time and making sure the production is as sustainable as possible.
- Complete Post-Production paperwork using Silvermouse.
- Manage department assets (laptops, drives etc).
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Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven organisational and forward-planning skills, with experience of working effectively within dynamic teams.
- Demonstrable IT skills, including Microsoft Teams, Word and Excel, together with experience of learning new systems quickly.
- Good understanding of the end-to-end production process across multiple platforms, with knowledge of the technology, systems and workflows used to support productions.
- Ability to work independently, using sound judgement to resolve issues and escalate where appropriate.
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, competing deadlines and changing demands in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable
- Experience of working in fast-paced events, studio productions and Outside Broadcasts (OBs).
- Experience of BBC systems, including SmartBook and Ariba, would be highly advantageous.
- Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and propose new ways of working to enhance existing processes.
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There will be occasional requirements to work weekends and unsocial hours.
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.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.
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.
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