Assistant Content Producer

Content
- Fixed Term - Full Time
- Sydney, AU, NSW 2060
- BBC PS - Other Countries
- Job Closing Date: 5th January 2025

**THE ROLE**:
**Package Description**:
Job title: Assistant Content Producer
Job reference: 20672
Band: C
Contract type: 12 month Fixed term contract
Location: Sydney, Australia

Local terms and conditions apply

**Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Australia. As a prerequisite to apply, applicants must currently hold full rights to live and work in Australia via citizenship, permanent residency or another appropriate visa with a right to work in Australia to apply.**

**Shift working will be required, including weekends and bank holidays, according to rota.**

Hours
The team works shifts between the hours of Sydney time 0830-1830 (2130-0730 GMT), rotating between:
Early shift: Sydney time 0830-1630 (UK time 2130-0530)
Day shift: Sydney time 0900-1700 (UK time 2200-0600)
Late shift: Sydney time 1030-1830 (UK time 2330-0730)
On weekends (once every 4 weeks on average), the hours are Sydney time 0900-1800 (UK time 2200-0700).
Staff work Bank Holidays and share shifts over Christmas period

**This role will be directly hired and based from Sydney, Australia with a WFH component.**

**Job Introduction**:
Here’s a chance to join an editorial team at the heart of the BBC.

The BBC’s Homepage is seen by millions of people across the UK every day, taking them to the best of the BBC’s online offering.

As an Assistant Content Producer you’ll be working in a live environment, developing and publishing pan-BBC curations on the interests, stories and events that matter to most of us.

**Main Responsibilities**:
To support the Content Producer and Senior Content Producer in the production of the BBC’s Homepage, at bbc.co.uk
To work effectively with other departments to gather relevant materials for proactive production of time-sensitive content.
Influencing, negotiating and communicating effectively both within the team and with stakeholders.
To ensure all content is of a first class standard and accurate - in keeping with audience needs and expectations.
To ensure that output complies with BBC editorial, technical, design and accessibility standards and that BBC Health and Safety policy isa observed.
To be technically proficient to the requirements of the role or to show evidence of similar skills and ability to learn.
To participate in projects that support the BBC Homepage under the direction of Content Producer and Senior Content Producers including the use of planning and organisational skills.
Multi-tasking and prioritisation, working to deadlines.
Understanding when to escalate.
To undertake administrative duties relevant to recording and monitoring fairness, balance, and copyright related issues.

You’ll show an up-to-date understanding of and passion for UK news, sport and entertainment content and knowledge of digital audiences and their needs, wants and habits. You’ll bring excellent editorial judgement, alongside extensive digital publishing experience and creative flair. You will have picture editing skills and a proven ability to choose compelling imagery to illustrate a range of content. You’ll be able to demonstrate that you can use audience research and data to inform and improve your editorial choices and decisions.
Supplementing this will be your proven experience of meeting both operational and editorial demands, including breaking news. You’ll also show experience of identifying and responding appropriately to editorial and legal issues and managing and recording their timely and satisfactory resolution.

Essential criteria:

- Knowledge or awareness of the BBC’s editorial guidelines
- Experience of selecting and curating first class content
- Experience of writing clear and concise material.
- Ability to use IT proficiently, including content management systems
- Ability to develop creative ideas. Ability to problem solve and suggestive effective solutions.

**About the BBC**:
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

**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.