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Job Introduction

We are looking for an experienced and inspirational content leader to become Executive Editor for the BBC Audio Arts, Drama and Music productions teams, part of BBC Audio for Wales and West of England. The role will be based in Cardiff and will lead teams based in both Bristol and Cardiff. The right person will be an experienced production leader, able to motivate teams and presenters, with editorial vision and a track record of devising, selling, developing and delivering high quality audio content. Relevant genre experience is essential, demonstrating a passion and depth of knowledge for arts and culture.

BBC Audio Wales and West of England

This is a new department within BBC Audio bringing together network radio production teams in Cardiff and Bristol. Our teams have opportunities for collaborating, developing ideas and their careers and access to a wide range of output across science, factual, rural affairs, food, documentaries, music and drama for all BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service and BBC Sounds.

BBC Audio has around 670 editorial and technical staff who create and deliver more than 100 hours of original audio every day. Our podcasts and radio programmes are heard across the UK and around the world and we work with some of the biggest names in music, entertainment and journalism. We collaborate with world class partners to deliver social value. This is just a selection of the 22,500 programmes we work on every year - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcaudio

Main Responsibilities

To provide creative leadership for audio production teams, delivering content for BBC network radio, including BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service and BBC Sounds. The role involves the day to day management of staff in Cardiff and Bristol and the responsibility for the success of the business. You will inspire the teams to deliver outstanding output for a range of suppliers, as well as reinvent strands and pitch for new business. You will be committed to creating diversity in our content and our workforce and have ideas for how you will do it. You will manage budgets with production management and keep the business on track.

The Executive Editor oversees a wide range of output including Composer of the Week for BBC Radio 3 and a wide range of live classical concerts for Radio; regular returning strands for Radio 4 like Word of Mouth, Poetry Please, Soul Music and a wide range of audio drama – both established works and new writing. The Executive Editor is expected to take a lead on devising and selling new programmes and formats to the networks.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• Experience of making compelling, innovative content, communicating a clear editorial vision across all platforms.
• The skills and experience to effectively lead, motivate and manage a diverse team, including managing development and performance.
• Has sound editorial judgment and understands the importance of the BBC’s editorial guidelines, compliance policies, and values regarding accuracy and impartiality.
• Can demonstrate being a champion of diversity and inclusion; workforce and creative.
• Experience of working on a range of content and genres relevant to target audiences ie, drama, arts, culture and classical music.
• Is able to understand the creative ambitions of our key audio networks, including Radio 3, Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, and lead a team to deliver the best content for those platforms.
• Experience of generating ideas and translating them into digital and social media content as well as on air material.
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with presenters, internal colleagues, external partners and organisations.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage several areas of work at one time, deliver to deadlines and to react positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
• The role will work across Cardiff and Bristol and the successful candidate will be expected to be in those locations for a minimum of two days a week.

For this role / Ar gyfer y swydd yma:

Welsh language skills are not necessary / Nid yw sgiliau yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn angenrheidiol

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. / Mae modd cyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.

About the BBC

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

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Package Description

Band: F
Contract type: 1 x continuing (permanent) contract
Location: Central Square, Cardiff (base), with regular travel to Bristol. Hybrid-working with on-site working for a minimum of two days a week.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.