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Posted 07 July, 2026
BBC

Social Media Assistant

BBC
Salford, GBR, M50 2QH Hybrid Fixed Term
Salary: £23,000 to £25,000 Annually
Reference: 48320

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: A
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time / Attachment, Full-time (01 September 2026- 31 December 2026)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need
LOCATION: Salford – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £23,000 - £25,000 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


BBC Children in Need believes that every child should have the chance to thrive and be the best they can be.
Our digital marketing teams helps enable this through our social, email and website channels. Our Social Media Assistant is a key role during our busy appeal season, supporting our digital marketing executives to deliver our campaign across our social platforms.


WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Working across our entire appeal, this is an opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of digital marketing projects, getting involved in everything from video production and editing to writing, scheduling and moderation. You will work alongside a small number of highly supportive digital marketing colleagues whilst also getting the chance to learn from a wide range of teams within the charity who are united in their desire to help children and young people.


YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Supporting Digital Marketing team with looking after the day to day running of the charity's social media accounts (currently Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, TikTok).
• Social media content planning
• Coordinating with our creative team for content production as well as copywriting, filming and editing content yourself
• Content scheduling
• You will also support our supporter care team in responding to our supporters directly.


YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE


ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of copywriting to specific tone of voice/brand guidelines
• Experience of posting and scheduling content across Facebook , Instagram, TikTok, Linkedin for a charity or other not for profit organisation
• Experience filming short form social media content for a charity or no-for-profit organisation
• Experience video editing in Adobe Premiere or equivalent for a charity or not-for-profit organisation
• Experience of working to tight deadlines and managing time independently


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.


The successful candidate will be mapped to the Career Path Framework job title of Administrator (Charity)

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]

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.