Assistant Producer, Audience Engagement

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed-term Contract / Attachment, Full-time (06 April 26 - 30 October 26)
DEPARTMENT:
Children's & Education, BBC Bitesize

LOCATION:

Salford - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,100 - £38,100 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.

As the BBC’s formal learning website, Bitesize helps millions of students to progress their education. Researchers are integral to the success of the teams delivering content. You will work closely with Bitesize Producers and Assistant Producers, focusing on the future of personalised learning, creating curriculum aligned questions, digital interactions, and innovative content across the web, app and email newsletters.

• Provide every child in the UK with a personalised learning experience through the excellent content available on BBC Bitesize.
• Support and inspire classroom learning with world-class, curriculum-linked programming through BBC Bitesize for Teachers.
• Address societal and educational deficits within the UK through campaigns, such as BBC Super Movers and BBC 500 Words.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• You will play a key role in developing the Bitesize audience experience for students, parents and teachers – writing, curating and promoting content.
• You will create, edit and publish targeted newsletters and personalised notifications for web and app audiences.
• You will optimise, develop and write content for search and for other external platforms, increasing the reach of BBC Education content.
• You will work with educational consultants and writers to ensure curriculum alignment for existing and new content.
• You will explore new interactive formats, features and mini games to expand the Bitesize audience and engage new users.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Newsletter content: Experience of developing and writing targeted newsletters
• Search engine optimisation: Knowledge and understanding of SEO in order to optimise content for digital platforms.
• Digital content: Skilled in writing for diverse digital formats, from short-form app notifications to long-form articles, covering different audience expectations and needs.
• Audience insight and engagement: Proven experience working to targets to drive audience growth, using audience data to assess, present and inform strategic decision making. Strong understanding of the Bitesize audience and the digital education landscape, including the needs and media habits of 5–16 year olds, alongside an appreciation of curriculum learning outcomes and editorial standards.
• Relationship management: Experience of working with suppliers, consultants and writers to commission and review content with an educational focus

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 role requires a relevant DBS check to be undertaken by the BBC at the appropriate level, at the point of offer of a contract of employment.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment 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.

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…