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Senior Content Producer - Breakfast
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract / Attachment, Full Time until December 4th 2026
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Northampton
LOCATION: Northampton
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £40,200-£43,000 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC Radio Northampton is looking for a creative, ambitious and experienced producer to lead our weekday breakfast programme. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the station’s biggest show, setting the agenda each morning and creating content that connects with audiences across Northamptonshire. We’re looking for someone with exceptional editorial judgement, strong production skills and a passion for local storytelling.
You’ll have the drive and creativity to make the programme essential listening, working closely with a small team to deliver compelling, distinctive content that reflects the lives, concerns and interests of people across our patch.
You'll be an energetic and creative leader who loves live radio and understands the unique role local BBC radio plays in people's lives. You'll have a passion for great storytelling, a sharp news instinct and the ability to inspire colleagues to deliver their very best work. Most importantly, you'll be motivated by serving audiences and creating content that makes a genuine difference to local communities.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
You'll play a key part in the editorial leadership of BBC Radio Northampton. You'll work with a talented team of journalists, producers and presenters to create high-quality content that informs, entertains and brings communities together. You'll be at the heart of daily editorial decision-making, shape the local news agenda and help tell important local stories in creative and engaging ways across radio, BBC Sounds and digital platforms. We want someone who can inspire colleagues, generate fresh ideas and help create a positive, ambitious and supportive team culture.
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Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
- Lead the production of BBC Radio Northampton's weekday breakfast programme.
- Set the editorial agenda each morning, ensuring the programme reflects the issues, conversations and stories that matter most to people in Northamptonshire.
- Work closely with the wider newsroom team, providing editorial leadership, coaching and support to help colleagues produce their best work.
- Develop creative treatments for stories and features, using outstanding audio craft to bring content to life.
- React confidently to breaking news and changing editorial priorities.
- Help develop a creative, inclusive and collaborative working environment that allows colleagues to thrive.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Significant experience producing live radio in a fast-paced broadcast environment.
- A proven ability to lead teams and deliver high-quality content to tight deadlines.
- Strong editorial judgement and the confidence to make decisions quickly when news is moving fast.
- Excellent storytelling and production skills, with a knack for making complex stories engaging and relevant for local audiences.
- Experience working closely with presenters and colleagues, bringing out the best in people while maintaining the highest editorial and compliance standards.
Desirable
- A strong knowledge of Northamptonshire and the issues, people and communities that shape life across the county.
- A commitment to ensuring our output reflects the full diversity of modern Northamptonshire and reaches audiences from all backgrounds.
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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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