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Senior Content Producer, BBC Radio Devon
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Attachment / Fixed-term, Part-time (14 hours) Contract until 15/01/2027. As this role is a job share you will be required to work Thursday and Friday 5am - 1pm.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Devon
LOCATION: Plymouth
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
This role can be offered either as a part-time fixed-term contract or as a non-continuous attachment opportunity for an existing BBC employee.
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
At BBC Radio Devon, our breakfast programme is the soundtrack to mornings across the county. We're looking for a highly creative, experienced, and audience-focused Senior Content Producer to join the John Acres Breakfast Show team on a six-month, part-time job share. You'll bring strong journalistic instincts, production excellence, and fresh ideas to help grow an already successful programme, creating content that informs, entertains, and reflects life across Devon.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape one of the start of day in Devon. Working alongside John Acres and a talented team of journalists and producers, you'll have a direct influence on the stories we tell and the audiences we serve. You'll be encouraged to bring creative ideas, deliver impactful journalism, and help ensure BBC Radio Devon remains an essential part of listeners' daily lives.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
- Working with the other part of this job share, you will lead the planning and production of the John Acres Breakfast Show helping to set the editorial agenda and deliver compelling, audience-focused content.
- Generate original storytelling ideas, campaigns, and creative treatments that resonate with Devon audiences and help grow engagement with the programme.
- Work closely with presenters, journalists, and production colleagues across BBC South West and the wider BBC to deliver outstanding stories and respond effectively to breaking news.
- Ensure all output meets the highest editorial, production, and compliance standards, making sound editorial decisions in a fast-moving environment.
- Use audience insight, feedback, and data to identify opportunities to strengthen content and maintain the breakfast show's strong reputation and reach.
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Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Considerable experience producing live radio or audio content in a newsroom or broadcast environment.
- Excellent journalistic judgement, with the ability to identify, develop, and deliver stories that matter to local audiences.
- A proven track record of generating creative content and turning complex issues into engaging, accessible storytelling on radio and social media.
- Experience of working closely with presenters and providing clear editorial direction and constructive feedback.
- A thorough understanding of BBC Editorial Guidelines, media law, and compliance requirements.
Desired But Not Required
- Experience producing a breakfast programme or other high-profile live output.
- Evidence of creating successful content across digital, social, and on-demand platforms.
- Knowledge of Devon, its communities, and the issues affecting audiences across the county.
- Strong understanding of audience insight and how to use it to inform editorial decisions.
- Experience supporting, coaching, or developing colleagues within a production team.
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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.
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
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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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