BBC Audio North is the single biggest supplier of BBC radio programmes and podcasts made outside of London. We love audio and make lots of it - a rich mix of content spanning multiple genres including consumer, investigations, documentaries, pop music, religion and arts for Radio 1, 2, 4, 6 Music plus the World Service and BBC Sounds.

The Production Coordinator provides logistical and co-ordination support to our teams on several productions, ensuring delivery on time and within budget. This role is to work with the BBC Audio North team in Salford. You will join a team of 7 other PCs working across a variety of output and reporting to a Production Manager or Unit Manager.

Main Responsibilities

The Production Coordinator will work with the Unit Manager across a portfolio of programmes. The role will include the following tasks:

Co-ordinating the use of resources in the most sustainable way and to best serve the audience
Making sure every £ of licence fee money spent gets the best value for the audience
Ensuring business and financial compliance of productions

Financial Co-ordination:

Planning, monitoring, forecasting of, and reporting on, programme budgets
Artist and contributor payments
Presenter fee negotiations for ad hoc one offs and short series

Co-ordinating Production Resources:

Setting up new staff and freelancers with IT accounts and the correct permissions
Rights clearances
Booking and monitoring travel arrangements for programmes including tracking costs
Undertaking complex travel arrangements /carnets/visas
IT Co-ordinator and allocation of Descript licences
Reporting into BBC wide databases - e.g. Eco Audio / 50:50
Providing support to productions as required - eg. studio timings, location/OB support
Pre-production paperwork & meta-data - eg. press details / billings
Post production paperwork including Music reporting
Manage listener correspondence
Manage studio /and workshop bookings

Coordinating staffing resources:

Support Production/Unit Manager with staff scheduling
Booking and contracting of freelance/casual production members
Checking and processing freelancer expenses

Are you the right candidate?

You will need a demonstrable interest in and enthusiasm for Radio; preferably with experience of working on both live and pre-recorded programmes or similar work in a different area. You will also need to be a good team player with great communication skills. Working knowledge of BBC systems would be an advantage but not necessary. You will also need strong planning and organising skills and ability to work across several projects simultaneously.