Journalist - Daytime Producer Breakfast

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed term 14 Weeks (April - July 2026), Full Time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Humberside

LOCATION:

Hull

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 28,000 - 34,000 per annum 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.

BBC Radio Humberside is at the heart of the community of East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire and this is your chance to shape the Breakfast show as it continues to grow its audience. As daytime producer (Breakfast) you will be a key part of the team selecting the content and shaping the creative production of the show Monday-Friday. You will liaise with the multiplatform teams and add some production sparkle to all our content.

You’ll also be able to spot content which will create stand‑out visualised moments on social media, connecting with new audiences. You will have a detailed understanding of our audiences and the area we serve.

The Radio Humberside team are ambitious and creative and the successful candidate will be able to help drive that ambition across socials, online and TV. We like a big project, including the countdown to Coldplay’s concerts in Hull or a Santa bus tour across the region. Our sport team works closely with the Breakfast producer to bring the pride and passion of football and Rugby League to our listeners.

• Produce the Breakfast show for the next day
• Edit and cue content provided by the Local Story Team and Story Hub
• Forward plan for the shows including special editorial moments
• Identify social media moments and liaise with social media producer to make the most of those
• Work with the sport team to identify stand‑out people based content

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Knowledge and highly skilled in digital audio editing
• Ability to write strong programme cues with focus on target audience
• Team player with resilience and tenacity for finding new guests
• Evidence of creative production

DESIRED BUT NOT

REQUIRED:

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.

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.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best‑loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values‑based…