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Senior Content Producer

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Job Ref. No
1045220
Location
Glasgow
Contract Type
Attachment/Fixed Term
Contract Duration
12 months
Job Category:
Content Making
Closing date for applications
15 May 2013 at 11:59pm

Department

The Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) will mark the start of the final countdown to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014. The Queen’s Baton Relay will raise the profile and awareness of the Commonwealth Games and will serve to connect the BBC’s UK and Global audiences to the games and culturally.  The relay will convey the diversity and vibrancy of the Commonwealth along with the hopes and ambitions of its people. The BBC will cover the Queen’s Baton Relay as it makes its way around the Commonwealth. We are looking for an experienced Senior Content Producer to drive the BBC’s QBR New Media content.

Role

You will be responsible for managing a small team to produce online content which not only complements, but adds to broadcast output. The role will demand close collaboration with both the BBC’s Editor and the Producer of the Queen’s Baton Relay and also with the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee. Senior Content Producers in BBC Scotland New Media, Learning and Outreach play a central role in the development and production, on schedule and to budget, of brilliant content. They have day to day editorial and managerial responsibility for teams - assigning & supervising work whilst ensuring it's the best it can be. Working closely with the Executive Producer, they play a key role in planning and scheduling, line managing & developing staff and ensuring the content they're responsible for is joined up with output from the rest of the department.

Requirements

You will have extensive experience of interactive and online content creation with a focus on international features, the ability to originate and develop story ideas; to assist in forward planning of material for future output. Have strong project management skills - organising, scheduling and prioritising content projects on time and budget. You will also need strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to convey creative ideas and technical information clearly and persuasively and ideally have experience of leading an online content production team.

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