Production Manager, BBC Newsround

Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time (10 months, covering Career Break)
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Salford based role
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £50,000 p.a. depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Application Process

• CV
• Application Questions (Cover Letter is not required)

INTERVIEWS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE WEEK OF 5TH JANUARY 2026

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an opportunity to make a real impact-shaping the future of BBC Breakfast's output and you will be part of a team that values creativity, efficiency, and innovation.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Ensure collaboration and transparency between Production and Editorial leads, building good relationships across the team.
• Manage day-to-day resources, including editorial headcount, recruitment and staff scheduling.
• Deliver accurate forecasting, budget management and production plans in a dynamic environment.
• Manage Safeguarding practices and adhere to BBC policy across the production.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, implementing workflows such as business reviews.
• Lead and develop a team of production management staff, fostering efficiency and consistency across the department.
• Promote a creative, inclusive culture to attract, retain, and grow talent.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Proven experience as a Production Manager with experience of working on a range of content.
• Excellent people management and team leadership skills across diverse teams.
• A good working knowledge of BBC Terms and Conditions, HR processes and systems; scheduling and the rota management of large editorial teams and the management of headcount to match budget.
• A clear understanding of end-to-end multi-platform production processes and thrives in a fast paced, content delivery focussed environment.
• A thorough knowledge of Safeguarding and risk management and appropriate procedures to manage productions including mitigating and flagging risks.
• Outstanding business and financial understanding to create, forecast and manage significant production resources and budgets as well as managing, mitigating and flagging where appropriate production risks.
• Understanding of studio management and self op edits are advantageous.

Disclaimer

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 checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:

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