Assistant Producer- BBC (Glasgow)

Job Package

Band : C

Location : Pacific Quay, Glasgow

Salary : £27,300 – £35,000 per annum dependent on relevant skills and experience

Job Purpose

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 Producer to join the BBC SPORT Scotland team. Reporting to the Assistant Editor for Television, you will work primarily in television sport and be responsible for delivering content for the various Sportscene programmes 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.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

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
Coordinate the VT area – replays and analysis – at Pacific Quay or on live Outside Broadcasts and work closely with, and direct, EVS operatives.
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.
Experience of directing and editing colour VT material and features
Self-shooting ability also desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

This role requires significant experience in TV Sport Production. The ideal candidate will have a flair for content-making and experience of sport Outside Broadcasts, fast turn-around programmes and post-production are essential. They will need to be bursting with creative ideas and treatments that reflect the wide audience the BBC needs to reach. You will have a genuine enthusiasm and interest in sport, in particular football. Someone with strong editorial skills, who has an eye on not only providing linear content but 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.

Key skills required

In depth knowledge of Sport. In particular, Scottish football
Experience in creating multi-platform content and packages in both long and short form
Live TV experience – on both studio based programmes and outside broadcasts
Knowledge of Avid editing systems; newscutter and assist
Ability to self-shoot desirable

About the BBC

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