- Job Ref. No
- 977120
- Location
- Salford Quays
- Contract Type
- Attachment/Fixed Term
- Contract Duration
- 06 months
- Job Category:
- Content Making
- Closing date for applications
- 17 January 2013 at 11:59pm
Department
CBeebies is dedicated to delighting and surprising its young audience and it remains the UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.
Almost half of the target audience tune in every week (parents and carers with children aged 0-3 and four- to six-year-olds in digital homes) with 55% saying it is one of their favourite channels. Our reach is around three times that of our nearest competitor.
In November, CBeebies was named BAFTA’s Children’s Channel of the Year for a second year running.
CBeebies Production, Content & Acquisitions are the major supplier to the CBeebies brand. Under the leadership of the Head of CBeebies Production, Content & Acquisitions and supported by the Production Executive a team of five Executive Producers are responsible for the CBeebies website, for making shows like Tree Fu Tom and Justin’s House, bringing to life the CBeebies online radio service and working with outside animation suppliers to bring in shows like Octonauts and Rastamouse.
Role
As a Senior Content Producer with CBeebies Interactive you will be part of the senior Interactive Management team and you will have responsibility to produce and deliver interactive services for CBeebies. You will help to ensure that our services achieve the highest creative and editorial standards and deliver on time and within budget. You will actively lead and manage a team of Producers, Assistant Producers and Researchers and be responsible for the team’s management and delivery of its projects.
Requirements
You’ll have previous experience of interactive production at a senior level and a good understanding of all interactive platforms, their capabilities and an appreciation of how children consume these services. You’ll be able to generate and communicate creative ideas, treatments and interactive formats. Have excellent editorial judgment and knowledge of the target audience and their needs and expectations. As well as proven ability of influencing and resolving differences of professional opinion. In addition you’ll have effective negotiation and management skills and experience of leading and motivating cross-disciplinary teams. You’ll need proven experience of driving forward creativity within a multi-platform context and of taking an idea from concept to finished product. An understanding of TV Production is desirable, and thorough knowledge of CBeebies output.
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