Assistant Content Producer

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term Contract until 27th March 2026; Full-Time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Sport Scotland

LOCATION: Pacific Quay, Glasgow (office based)

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

BBC 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 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.

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If you'd like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Sport Scotland serves audiences across digital, television and radio covering football, rugby and a wide range of other sporting events and personalities. Sportscene covers Scottish football, and then some. Premiership, SWPL, Championship, Scottish Cup, European Qualifiers and Scotland internationals with live, highlights and analysis.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Content Producer to join the BBC SPORT Scotland team. Reporting to the Assistant Editor for Television, the Assistant Content Producer will assist in the preparation and production of creative for our television output plus original digital video content for online and social media.

It's not just football, we are committed to reaching out to all of our audience and delivering a diversity of content that is both relevant and engaging.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

We are looking for an Assistant Content Producer to join the team at a time of increased TV sport programming including live Scotland internationals, Scottish Cup and SPFL Championship coverage, Scottish Premiership & SWPL highlights. With ever-growing digital demands we need someone flexible enough to work across TV, online and social media

BBC Sport Scotland really is at the forefront of sports production and we want someone to come in and hit the ground running alongside our already creative driven, talented sports team,

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Research/assist in the preparation and production of creative Sports content
• Ability to offer new and fresh ways of delivering content; both editorial and colour-based with a multi-platform approach
• Edit match highlights in a fast turnaround environment across our SPFL & SWPL coverage
• Generate fresh, modern ideas for informative sports programmes/features
• To watch and digitally log accurately sporting action, identifying what is important or useful; either as pre-recorded material, or live at Pacific Quay Glasgow
• Work in conjunction with a VT Editor, to edit highlights of sporting action into complete programmes, or programme inserts.
• Knowledge and ability to use editing software – Avid Newscutter/Media Composer, Avid Assist/Media Manager desirable.
• Undertake administration duties relevant to the production's smooth running where necessary.

Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

This role requires some experience in TV/Multi-Platform Sport Production. You will have a genuine enthusiasm and interest in sport, in particular football. Someone with a multi-platform approach and how best to promote our coverage. You will have ability to work to tight to deadlines as part of a team and as an individual.

• In depth knowledge of Sport. In particular, Scottish football
• Experience in creating multi-platform content and packages in both long and short form
• Knowledge of editing systems; in particular AVID newscutter and assist and Adobe Premier

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

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Redeployment

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.