Operations & Production Manager, BBCCO

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Concert Orchestra
LOCATION: Broadcasting House London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 35800 - 45000 (plus London Weighing of 5441) depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Interview date: Friday 1 May 2026

(NB: The Career Path Framework (CPF) job title for this role is Junior Production Manager)

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The mission of the BBC Concert Orchestra is to bring inspiring musical experiences to everyone everywhere with the ensembles versatility as the key.

The Orchestra explores a wide selection of classical and contemporary music and is broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 3s Friday Night Is Music Night. It appears regularly at the BBC Proms at Londons Southbank Centre and in Alexandra Palace Theatre where it is Associate Orchestra. It has a partnership with the University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. The BBC CO has close relationships with its Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing Principal Guest Conductor and Curator Edwin Outwater Associate Conductor Jérôme Kuhn and Conductor Laureate Barry Wordsworth.

Soundtrack recordings include Blue Planet and Call the Midwife for BBC One and Isobel Waller-Bridges score The for Charlie Mackesys Oscar-winning film The Boy The Mole The Fox and The Horse as well as new music for BBC Sounds Music & Meditation podcast.

Its performances for BBC Radio 2s Piano Room Month have featured collaborations with pop artists including Olivia Dean Robbie Williams and Paul Weller.

The BBC CO offers enjoyable and innovative education and community activities and is involved in BBC Ten Pieces the BBC Young Composer competition and the BBC Open Music programme.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

We are looking for the person who can translate our agreed artistic plans and work across our management team musicians and external partners to deliver them. You will work closely with both the artistic planning team as well as the orchestra team. They will achieve this through the BBC Values and building trusting close and respectful relationships across a wide range of internal colleagues and external partners.

Due to the nature of the role the Operations & Production Manager is required to travel across the UK internationally and to work on evenings and weekends as dictated by the Orchestras performance schedule.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Model and promote BBC Valuesdemonstrating Audiences Creativity Trust Respect Accountability and One BBC in all aspects of the role.
• Lead all operational and production activity for the orchestra collaborating with players and the Orchestra Manager to manage stage requirements and resolve venuebased health and safety issues.
• Produce stage plans and technical layouts ensuring playing practicality noiseexposure considerations and effective coordination of camera and microphone positioning with production teams.
• Liaise with outsourced stage and transport logistics team overseeing daily logistics including forward planning for all load-ins and load-outs.
• Oversee risk management processes including noiseexposure monitoring and the creation and implementation of risk assessments for rehearsals performances and tours.
• Conduct site visits and production planning assessing venues for staging lighting access and potential health and safety hazards and attending production and management meetings as required.
• Manage resources and freelance staff including recruitment and oversight of freelance production managers

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Extensive Live Event and Broadcast Experience: Proven track record working across a broad range of live musical events including experience supporting or delivering broadcast productions for TV and radio.
• Risk Health & Safety and Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of Health & Safety and Noise at Work regulations with experience in risk management planning and producing thorough risk assessments.
• Technical and Production Expertise: Solid understanding of the technical requirements for delivering live events including awareness of orchestral layouts and the complexities involved in staging performances.
• Relationship Building and Interpersonal Skills: A personable collaborative approach with the ability to build trusted relationships and manage multiple internal and external stakeholders resolving issues diplomatically and with sensitivity.
• Planning Project and Financial Management: Excellent organisational and projectmanagement skills with experience contributing to budget planning and effective financial oversight.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience of touring abroad and dealing with international carnets and customs
• Awareness of H&S issues in particular noise and electrical hazards
• Ability to understand orchestral scores would be beneficial

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