Opportunity with BBC Studios to join the Audio Technical Production Team, working on a range of productions from radio to broadcast.

About the job

Company: BBC Studios

Based in: Salford

Job Introduction

We are looking for a Technical Producer to join the BBC Audio Technical Production Team based in Salford.The majority of the audio for the national BBC Radio stations is handled by BBC Audio Technical Production at some stage in its journey to air and our Salford Team is a key part of delivering that to our audiences.This team works on a range of output from studios with shows on R2, R3, R4, 6Music and recorded Drama, plus major music festivals such as Glastonbury and regular Outside Broadcasts such as Any Questions, Sunday Worship, Radio 3’s Live In Concert, Football and Cricket.

Role Responsibility

Technical Producers (Broadcast Engineers) are expected to have the required knowledge and experience to undertake all the duties of an Assistant Technical Producer and on occasions, you will be required to assume responsibility for the entire sound operation of a production, leading teams and deploying staff and other resources in the most effective manner. You will also be relied upon to deliver the audio aspects of productions on time and to budget.

Are you the right candidate?

The ideal candidate will demonstrate they have well-developed craft skills (in particular complex engineering/balancing on mixing desks), with the ability to lead teams on larger and more demanding productions; you should feel confident to be able to offer operational and creative guidance and advice to other Production staff. You should demonstrate an enthusiastic interest in the professional audio field and show that you keep pace with new developments. You will also need to demonstrate you have good communication skills and experience of managing relationships both within the team and outside. You should have good planning and organising skills, project management skills, be financially astute, and demonstrate a flexible approach to work.

Package Description

Band: C

Contract type: 12 month attachment/fixed term contract

Location: MediaCityUK, Salford

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 competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.