Producer BBC Audio North Classical Music 22707
Producer BBC Audio North Classical Music 22707
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Ref: 22707
Band: D
Contract type: Continuing contract
Location: This role is based at MediaCityUK Salford
Salary:(depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights)
Interviews will be held in the week commencing 19th May 2025
Were happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
- 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 inhouse Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
- Benefits We offer a competitive salary package a flexible 35hour working week for worklife balance and 26 days 1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days a defined pension scheme and discounted dental health care gym and much more.
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Job Introduction
BBC Audio North is the single biggest supplier of BBC radio programmes and podcasts made outside of London. We love audio and make lots of it a rich mix of content spanning multiple genres including consumer investigations documentaries pop music religion and arts for Radio 1 2 4 6 Music plus the World Service and Sounds. But this job is all about our dedication to excellence in classical music production. Weve just completed an exciting phase of expansion of our base in Salford to bring the joy of classical to even more audiences across the UK. Were looking for an enthusiastic Producer to join us to help deliver this new era for Radio 3 and classical music at the BBC.
This month (April 2025 production and broadcast of Radio 3 Breakfast started from our brand new studio in Dock House Media City. It is the first time a national BBC Breakfast music show has moved out of London and marks the final stage of our Across the UK strategy. In the past year production of several Radio 3 titles have transferred to Salford which has doubled the size of the our team to create a hub of classical production in the North of England. Our programmes are a mix of live and prerecorded shows including Breakfast seven days a week Classical Live Music Map and Sound of Cinema.
Audience reaction to The Proms moodbased podcasts like Ultimate Calm and the explosion of classical videos on YouTube shows there has never been a stronger appetite for classical content. We want to exploit that by continuing to serve core and new classical audiences with the highest quality music content hallmarked with the range values and enduring qualities of Radio 3. As important is developing new ways to offer music content digitally via BBC Sounds when and where listeners expect to receive it.
We already work closely with BBC Performing Groups particularly the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and other external partners. The expansion of classical production at MediaCity is a catalyst for new regional partnerships to reflect audiences music venues and voices from across the UK. We are excited about the future of classical music production.
If you have the enthusiasm creative ideas and skills to help us achieve our ambition wed love to hear from you.
Main Responsibilities
- You will love classical music and will draw on your enthusiasm and knowledge to create compelling programmes for audiences on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
- You will lead a team to deliver live and prerecorded output in the studio in the concert hall and at other locations complying output
- You will develop ideas to evolve existing strands and create new content as well as identify potential contributors and artists to help build larger audiences for Radio 3 and other BBC classical content
- You will work with established and new presenters to develop programmes which appeal to more listeners including evolving tone music policy and feature ideas if necessary
- You will help develop junior members of the team; giving appropriate guidance onthejob support and regular feedback
- You will be responsible for ensuring production is delivered on time to the standard required and within budget
Are you the right candidate
You will be passionate about the music of Radio 3 have a thorough knowledge of Classical Music and Opera as well as an enthusiasm for other classical music programmes made by BBC Audio including World Music and Jazz. You must be able to demonstrate experience of all aspects of radio production including live studio production and producing onair presenters. As well as music recording you should also have an understanding of IT systems rights clearance issues and contracting of artists. You will have demonstrable experience in producing digital output and social media. Your research techniques and skills appropriate to the output of Radio 3 Production will be exemplary.
Good interpersonal and team working skills together with good talent management skills are important as is the ability to manage complex projects or programme strands. You will also have the ability to generate ideas appropriate for Radio 3 and other BBC classical music output.
NB This role requires early morning and weekend working. It is based in MediaCity Salford but travel and location work will be necessary including evenings and weekends. Producers will primarily work on classical music output but as a member of BBC Audio North can occasionally be expected to be scheduled on other programmes across the department according to business need.
For further information please contact Lizzie Hoskin or MarieClaire Doris Content Editors Classical (BBC Audio North)
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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We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC whether thats to contribute to our programming or our wide range of nonproduction roles. The more diverse our workforce the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
