Junior Executive Producer, Specialist Factual Productions - EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.  

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place. If you’d like more informatiton on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EX2324)

About BBC Studios

BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet and Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.

About specialist factual productions

Specialist Factual Productions is the home of high quality, thought-provoking and award-winning factual television. It’s an exciting time to join BBC Studios Productions - we are currently in production with Sky; the BBC, PBS, Channel 4, Discovery, National Geographic, Netflix, Apple TV and Migu. 

We are launching an initiative to give experienced Series Producers, based in Glasgow, an opportunity to step-up to an Executive Producer level in Specialist Factual Productions.  

They will be supported by a team of established Executive Producers and receive extensive on the job training. They will be working to the Creative Director and Genre Head.  

We are looking especially for experience and understanding of Specialist Factual film-making, development experience and production. We want to build on our heritage and continue to create bold, ambitious and ground-breaking content across a variety of platforms.

We currently operate on a hybrid working business, with 3 days per week in the office on a full time basis. Please only apply if you live in Scotland and can work in Glasgow.

We will only consider candidates with previous experience at a senior level in the prime time specialist factual sphere, so please do not apply if you do not have this experience.

The role

• The prime responsibility of the role will be to manage the successful output and delivery of the department’s commissioned portfolio. 
• Generating award-winning, popular and channel-defining output.
• Bringing projects in compliant, on schedule and on budget.
• The role will call for exceptional management of a diverse team of people, encouraging the flow of ideas and an open culture where teams can do their best work. You will be responsible for increasing inclusion on- and off-screen.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package

• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
• Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid
• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day 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
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation

Contract: 12 months FTC or attachment

Salary: £54,600 - £90,900 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights

Start date: 6th January 2025