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Do you have experience as a Story Producer, Editor or Storyliner? Are you passionate about Drama? Then this could be the role for you

BBC Studios Drama Productions is renowned for bringing audiences together week after week. We are the creative powerhouse behind award-winning Drama such as EastEnders, Silent Witness, Father Brown and Sister Boniface to Casualty, River City, Pobol y Cwm and Anfamol. In addition to our iconic brands, we have an ambitious growth strategy with a slate of fresh and exciting new shows in development.

Here, we champion an inclusive culture aligned with our Pledge , fostering an environment where you can freely unleash your creativity, in the pursuit of bold content. Collaborating with some of the industry's brightest talents, you'll have the chance to leave your imprint on millions of viewers worldwide. What's more? There's plenty of opportunities for growing your career with us too, nurturing and developing talent is ingrained in our DNA – we'd love for you to be part of it.

You'll report to the Series Producer and Executive Producer:-

• To generate creative ideas and long term story ideas of the highest standard consistent with the series.

• To write storylines of a high standard that conform to the editorial brief and are available for use at the appropriate time.

• To turn drafts around quickly and creatively and to ensure all deadlines are met.

• To maintain an overview of the entire series from a story perspective and to plan forward.

• To keep abreast of what is happening in the NHS and to speak regularly to our medical advisors to bring context into storylining.

• To support the development of storylines and scripts editorially and administratively within the story team.

• To work collaboratively with writers and the editorial department on the show to communicate the intention of storylines and maintain a dialogue on any serial related issues.

• To ensure the consistent treatment of established characters and continuity within the story line and episodes.

• To manage a story team. To motivate those individuals to do their best work, to manage their PDRs, to deal with their concerns fairly and to pass them on to the series producer and exec producer when appropriate.

• To lead writers rooms and story conferences.

• To utilise the writer's studio process efficiently and effectively to create high quality serial storylines and surprising guest stories.

• To manage medical advice to both generate surprising, authentic stories and to ensure accuracy.

• To manage the input of any necessary story research and specialist advice

• To co-ordinate, input and communicate scheduling, production and editorial policy notes on the storylines.

• To liaise with actors over forthcoming storylines. To exercise good judgement about the timing of what to disclose when in discussion with the series producer and the exec producer. To exercise tact, diplomacy and appropriate discretion at all times.

• Where necessary to restructure and generate new storylines.

• To co-ordinate and communicate all storyline changes to those concerned.

• To be aware of the full extent of the financial and purchasing authority of the post, and to ensure that this authority is exercised in accordance with BBC financial arrangements.

• To ensure that they are sufficiently aware of editorial values and standards and that storylines are developed in a manner consistent with the BBC's editorial policy guidelines.

• To make sure that all storylines legally comply with the BBC editorial guidelines and are checked by the editorial policy unit and business affairs where necessary.

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following;

• Experience of story editing on a prime time TV drama.

• Experience of having worked in writers/story rooms and broken story in a group setting or experience in writing storylines for a long running format.

• An excellent understanding of all aspects of screenwriting, including premise, story, structure and character and an ability to apply this knowledge to working situations with writers.

• Experience of generating creative production ideas, treatments and formats.

• Experience of working under pressure.

• Interest in popular drama and in particular an awareness and understanding of BBC Drama for a family slot.

• An awareness of the financial consequences of editorial decisions.

• The ability to establish quickly the intentions of Producers and convey these to the writers and editorial team.

• The ability to keep abreast of professional, technological and working practice changes.

Contract: 12 Months FTC/Attachment

Band: D

**Please note that this is a standard Studios Production contract and potentially can involve up to 55 hours per week **

We don't focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way webehave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviourshere.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and we strongly encourage applications from disabled people . If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and declare that you are disabled, we will ensure to advance you to the next stage (minimum criteria above).

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.

Do you have experience as a Story Producer, Editor or Storyliner? Are you passionate about Drama? Then this could be the role for you

BBC Studios Drama Productions is renowned for bringing audiences together week after week. We are the creative powerhouse behind award-winning Drama such as EastEnders, Silent Witness, Father Brown and Sister Boniface to Casualty, River City, Pobol y Cwm and Anfamol. In addition to our iconic brands, we have an ambitious growth strategy with a slate of fresh and exciting new shows in development.

Here, we champion an inclusive culture aligned with our Pledge , fostering an environment where you can freely unleash your creativity, in the pursuit of bold content. Collaborating with some of the industry's brightest talents, you'll have the chance to leave your imprint on millions of viewers worldwide. What's more? There's plenty of opportunities for growing your career with us too, nurturing and developing talent is ingrained in our DNA – we'd love for you to be part of it.

You'll report to the Series Producer and Executive Producer:-

• To generate creative ideas and long term story ideas of the highest standard consistent with the series.

• To write storylines of a high standard that conform to the editorial brief and are available for use at the appropriate time.

• To turn drafts around quickly and creatively and to ensure all deadlines are met.

• To maintain an overview of the entire series from a story perspective and to plan forward.

• To keep abreast of what is happening in the NHS and to speak regularly to our medical advisors to bring context into storylining.

• To support the development of storylines and scripts editorially and administratively within the story team.

• To work collaboratively with writers and the editorial department on the show to communicate the intention of storylines and maintain a dialogue on any serial related issues.

• To ensure the consistent treatment of established characters and continuity within the story line and episodes.

• To manage a story team. To motivate those individuals to do their best work, to manage their PDRs, to deal with their concerns fairly and to pass them on to the series producer and exec producer when appropriate.

• To lead writers rooms and story conferences.

• To utilise the writer's studio process efficiently and effectively to create high quality serial storylines and surprising guest stories.

• To manage medical advice to both generate surprising, authentic stories and to ensure accuracy.

• To manage the input of any necessary story research and specialist advice

• To co-ordinate, input and communicate scheduling, production and editorial policy notes on the storylines.

• To liaise with actors over forthcoming storylines. To exercise good judgement about the timing of what to disclose when in discussion with the series producer and the exec producer. To exercise tact, diplomacy and appropriate discretion at all times.

• Where necessary to restructure and generate new storylines.

• To co-ordinate and communicate all storyline changes to those concerned.

• To be aware of the full extent of the financial and purchasing authority of the post, and to ensure that this authority is exercised in accordance with BBC financial arrangements.

• To ensure that they are sufficiently aware of editorial values and standards and that storylines are developed in a manner consistent with the BBC's editorial policy guidelines.

• To make sure that all storylines legally comply with the BBC editorial guidelines and are checked by the editorial policy unit and business affairs where necessary.

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following;

• Experience of story editing on a prime time TV drama.

• Experience of having worked in writers/story rooms and broken story in a group setting or experience in writing storylines for a long running format.

• An excellent understanding of all aspects of screenwriting, including premise, story, structure and character and an ability to apply this knowledge to working situations with writers.

• Experience of generating creative production ideas, treatments and formats.

• Experience of working under pressure.

• Interest in popular drama and in particular an awareness and understanding of BBC Drama for a family slot.

• An awareness of the financial consequences of editorial decisions.

• The ability to establish quickly the intentions of Producers and convey these to the writers and editorial team.

• The ability to keep abreast of professional, technological and working practice changes.

Contract: 12 Months FTC/Attachment

Band: D

**Please note that this is a standard Studios Production contract and potentially can involve up to 55 hours per week **

We don't focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way webehave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviourshere.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and we strongly encourage applications from disabled people . If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and declare that you are disabled, we will ensure to advance you to the next stage (minimum criteria above).

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.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: , registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.

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