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Posted 04 June, 2026
BBC

Journalist (Content Producer), Blackburn

BBC
Blackburn, GBR, BB2 2EA Full Time
Salary: £33,000 Annually
Reference: 42877

JOB DETAILS

Band: C

Contract type: Permanent, Full-Time
Department: BBC Radio Lancashire
Location: Blackburn, Lancashire

Proposed salary range: Up to £33,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Are you bursting with creativity? Full of ideas? We have a great opportunity for a talented producer to come and help us tell memorable stories from people across Lancashire. We want someone who can create audio that gets people talking! You'll be a self-starter, who knows how to find the best content and guests. As well as delivering audio content, you'll also need to think about how stories and ideas can travel to other platforms. A knowledge of Lancashire would be an advantage, but we're mainly looking for someone with great ideas and experience of creative audio production.

Main Responsibilities

  • You'll be a content producer working on different programmes on BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Sounds.
  • You'll be pitching ideas, stories and guests and helping to plan audio content.
  • You’ll work with production teams to make creative ideas come to life.
  • You’ll work on a shift basis – including some early and late shifts as well as weekend working.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

  • Recent experience of audio production - demonstrating a good knowledge of creative production techniques.
  • Ability to come up with and develop new, creative and diverse ideas.
  • Effective planning and organisation skills - delivering consistently to deadlines.
  • Sound editorial judgement – showing a clear understanding of the BBC's values.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

  • On-air and set-up production of BBC Radio Lancashire programmes.
  • Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
  • Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
  • To prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available.

Essential skills

  • A self-starter who knows a good story and how to treat it creatively.
  • Ability to come up with and develop new, creative and diverse ideas.
  • Sound editorial judgement – showing a clear understanding of the BBC's values.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
  • An understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusivity within the output you create.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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: [email protected]

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