Content Assistant / Facilitator

Package Description

Job ID: 018434

Salary: £24,300 - £28,067 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Band: B

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract / Attachment until 31st March 2025

Location: Based in Inverness with an essential requirement to travel across Scotland and work overnight away from home when required by the Content Producer.

We’re 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 in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more .

Job Introduction

This role will also provide sighted assistance to a blind Producer.

BBC Radio Scotland Speech produces a wide range of radio programmes for the service, across various bases in Scotland. Radio Scotland forms part of the BBC Scotland Production area.

The Radio Speech production teams work across a variety of speech output; including Mornings with Kaye Adams, Stephen Jardine, The Afternoon Show, Our Story and Out of Doors.

Radio Speech is looking for a Content Assistant and Facilitator to work out of the Inverness office, supporting a blind Content Producer.You’ll work with the Content Producer to produce high quality content across a range of BBC Radio Scotland programmes.

Applicants are expected to read scripts and a selection of newspapers and online content to source ideas for programmes as well as do some basic radio editing. You will be required to assist in the operation of microphones and digital recording devices. Experience of working in a radio production environment will be an advantage.

The ability to work flexibly is essential, as on occasion there will be longer working days or over-nights depending on the production requirements. Holding a full, valid driving license is also essential, and experience of driving on Scotland’s rural roads is preferable.

You must be able to provide accurate descriptions of the surroundings to the Content Producer whilst on location and to spot potential hazards whilst providing sighted assistance to the Content Producer on location (training can be given where required). Facilitation is an essential part of this job, and candidates will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of facilitation.

Main Responsibilities

Content Assisting

• To assist the Content Producer in producing a wide range of material for programmes
• Support with the operation of recording equipment as well as microphones.
• To provide reading and research support as well as being able to identify potential programme ideas.
• To build strong relationships with wider radio and audio and resources team
• To assist the Content Producer by writing up accurate briefing notes
• Note-take in meetings
• Support with the gathering of photographs or video content.
• To use various BBC software packages
• General administrative tasks
  
  

Facilitation

• Offering the producer sighted assistance whilst in unfamiliar locations as well as having the ability to give detailed descriptions of the surroundings.
• Providing sighted assistance whilst on public transport
• Assist the Content Producer to prepare for and conduct recordings while on location
• Driving long distances across Scotland (sometimes on rural roads) as and when required to locations, programme depending
  
  

Are you the right candidate?

• Attention to detail
• Planning and organising skills
• Experience/interest in a radio production environment
• Editing skills/ ability and desire to learn new technical skills as required
• Full, valid driving license
• Excellent communication skills
• Interest in developing programme ideas
• Flexibility to work away from home and travel across Scotland for up to 2-3 nights at a time, as and when required as part of the Content Producer’s role
  
  

About The BBC

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