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Posted 28 July, 2026
BBC

Assistant Producer, BBC Audio North

BBC
Salford, GBR, M50 2QH Fixed Term
Salary: £28,100 to £35,000 Annually
Reference: 43455

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Attachment / Fixed Term (full-time) Contract to end 13 March 2027
DEPARTMENT: Consumer Team, BBC Audio North
LOCATION: MediaCityUK, Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,100 - £35,000 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 Audio North is the single biggest supplier of BBC radio programmes and podcasts made outside of London. We love audio and make lots of it – a rich mix of content spanning multiple genres including consumer, investigations, documentaries, religion and arts for national BBC Radio, the World Service and Sounds.

Teams in BBC Audio North make a wide range of speech and music programmes and podcasts for Radio 2, 3, 4, World Service and BBC Sounds. We span several genres including consumer, religion, arts and classical music.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

We are looking for an assistant producer to work on our Consumer output. We want to build on our recent successes in tapping into the younger and more diverse audience that BBC speech programmes need to reach - hopefully that is where you come in. Let us know what you have been up to and why you should be the next Assistant Producer in our team.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

  • Assistant producers may be asked to work across any of the output across Audio North.
  • You’ll work in a team with producers, reporting to an editor.
  • Effective team-working and positivity is a must - you’ll be part of a team which is always exploring how to better exploit content across platforms (particularly BBC Sounds and social media channels) to find new audiences.
  • You’ll be a self-starter with the ability to unearth compelling stories which reflect listeners’ lives and curious about what’s going on behind the headlines and how to bring that to life for audiences.
  • You’ll be excited about the possibilities of audio in making stories land with impact.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

  • Experience in creating first class content, with the ability to unearth compelling stories which reflect listeners’ lives
  • Demonstrable experience of working in a broadcast or content production environment
  • Familiarity with research techniques and sources for the verification of the accuracy of material.
  • Experience of writing clear and concise material which may be used for briefs, scripts, or digital platforms.
  • Ability to use IT proficiently, including a range of software packages.

As part of your application, we will be asking you to tell us about your digital and social media skills and how you’d use them to create a splash around your stories.

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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.

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