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Radio Content Producer (Religion)

Cardiff

BBC Radio Wales is the national English language radio station for Wales. We produce 140 hours of output a week, from production bases across Wales, with a broad range of content - including News, Politics, Sport, Entertainment, Comedy, Music and Religion. At BBC Radio Wales we are passionate about creating radio which sits at the heart of Welsh life. We entertain our listeners while informing and educating them - but we want to go further than that: we'll surprise our audience, delight them - not just sometimes, but every day.

We're home to a diverse range of Religious output including our weekly worship slot, Celebration, and our award-winning religious affairs programme All Things Considered. Our content for Radio Four Network includes Sunday Worship, Prayer For The Day and The Daily Service.

We're warm, we're welcoming, and hearing from and interacting with our listeners is an essential part of our daily output, because BBC Radio Wales is somewhere our audience calls home.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
* As a Content Producer you will lead, motivate and support a team, ensuring that the editorial vision is communicated and understood.
* You'll be responsible for devising, planning and making distinctive digital and audio content across Radio Wales and BBC network radio for a variety of religious programmes both from and for Wales.
* You'll come up with imaginative and compelling programme ideas in a wide range of styles and formats (including worship) which you'll see through to completion as an active member of a small, mutually supportive, and highly engaged religious programmes team.
* With an ear for stories and content that resonates with our audiences, you'll have a good sense of the social and political context of Wales and the place of religion and spirituality within contemporary Welsh society.
* The ideal candidate will have hands on experience of live studio production and have demonstrable experience of working with and directing both new and established presenters.
* You'll embrace the BBC's digital development plan and ensure content is delivered to the highest standards on all digital platforms including BBC Sounds and social media

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
* Strong interest and understanding of theology: fluency across the range of Christian theological approaches and a good working understanding of the major world faiths
* A thorough working knowledge of Editorial Guidelines and their use within live and pre-recorded radio across multiple genres
* Demonstrable skill in leading radio production and outside broadcasts, with experience of overseeing technical and operational processes
* Music - proficient in working with Christian music, strong knowledge of hymns and worship music
* Speech - a strong journalistic mind-set when it comes to speech content, the ability of pinpointing the heart of an issue and confidence in intelligent questioning
* Highly-developed planning and organisational skills
* Exceptional time management skills and ability to meet deadlines

Job Impact
Decision making
The Content Producer may report to various roles, depending on the area of which they are working in, but can range from a Producer, Series Producer & Executive Producer to a Head of department.

Scope
Producers are accountable for the success of the content that they are producing, with editorial control from beginning to end, liaising with a number of internal and external stakeholders/third parties.



Date Approved

04/04/24

Deadline For Applications

18/04/24

Job Title

Radio Content Producer (Religion)

Location

Cardiff

Remote Working Options

Fully Office/Studio Based

Salary/Rate

£26,170 - £36,170 pa

Contract Type

Permanent

Duration

Permanent

Industry

Radio

Minimum Experience

Not Specified

Preferred Genre Experience

Religion
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