Job Package
Band: C
Contract Dates: Considering successful pool applicants for various contract lengths between February and October 2025
Closing Date: 29/10/24
Interview Date: Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in January 2025
Hybrid Working: Bristol office base, location and remote.
BBC Studios is committed to having a diverse range of skills, experience and talent working on our programmes, and as such we’re keen for applicants from underrepresented groups to apply particularly those who are neurodivergent, have a disability, are from an ethnic minorities background and lower socio-economic groups to ensure we are representative of all.
Job Introduction
BBC Studios is a global creative powerhouse for the development, production and distribution of bold, British, content. We produce more than 2,500 hours of content per year, operate in 22 markets globally and generate revenue of £1.4bn, returning around £200m profit to BBC Public Service each year.
Factual Entertainment Productions produce a wide range of original, well-loved and highly acclaimed TV productions, such as Bargain Hunt, Weatherman Walking, Antiques Roadshow, Gardeners’ World and Countryfile.
BBC Gardeners’ World is the UK’s best loved and most respected gardening TV programme. A flagship BBC Two series about to celebrate its 58th anniversary, it forms a key part of BBC Studios slate of programmes.
If you have a passion for gardening and would like to share your enthusiasm with like-minded people, Gardeners' World is inviting applications from highly motivated Assistant Producers who would like to be considered for future opportunities to work on the programme in 2025. Joining our Gardeners' World pool of successful candidates will enable you to be offered work to join our busy production team in Bristol as and when opportunities arise on the production.
Main Responsibilities
Required
Working closely with the Series Producer, Planning Producer and VT Directors, you will provide support to the Gardeners’ World editorial team. Normal office hours will generally apply, but a flexible approach is required, subject to BBC policies and guidelines. Duties will vary, but are likely to include the following:
- Suggest editorial, manage materials and resolve issues surrounding weekly filming on location.
- Liaise with presenters, both ahead of a shoot and on location.
- Source props for filming within BBC editorial guidelines, often at short notice.
- Provide support for the edit, ensuring factual accuracy throughout and tracking down archive from a variety of sources.
- Ensure that all the necessary paperwork for the whole programme is in place ahead of transmission.
- Generate and load content onto the website.
- Help manage Gardeners’ World social media platforms and be the first point of contact for viewers.
- Generate ideas for VTs, setting them up, attending and seeing them through the edit as and when time allows.
- Assist at Flower Show events as and when required.
- To carry out all duties in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
The Ideal Candidate
- At least 2 years working in TV as an Assistant Producer
- A passion for story finding and casting contributors.
- Highly organised and able to continuously generate new ideas for a weekly programme.
- Proven ability of managing successful relationships with high profile talent.
- Good team player.
- Strong storytelling skills and editorial judgement.
- Experience of managing and preparing for edits, both at the offline and online stage, with a good working knowledge of the BBC archive systems and copyright law.
- Excellent attention to detail and factual accuracy.
- Ability to keep accurate records on a shared computer drive for others to refer to.
- Thorough knowledge and experience of working at live public events.
- Extensive experience of setting up VTs at a variety of locations and providing support during and after filming.
- Confident driving various vehicles with a clean and valid driving licence (and for insurance purposes be over the age of 23 as there will be a requirement to drive using BBC issued vehicles)
