Content Editor (BBC Radio Wales) - BBC Extend

Job ID: 021057 / EX2324

Salary: £54,000 - £64,000 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

Band: E

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Cardiff

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.

• 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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Job Introduction

This is an exciting opportunity to join the management team for the national English language radio station for Wales - BBC Radio Wales. This Content Editor role is ideal for someone with extensive leadership and editorial experience.

The Content Editor is a management role driving the station’s creativity and helping to shape future strategy.

Main Responsibilities

• The Content Editor will assume editorial responsibility for Radio Wales daytime programmes Monday-Sunday.
• The Content Editor will act as the deputy for the Managing Editor for BBC Radio Wales when necessary.
• The Content Editor will actively manage budgets for daytime programmes and be responsible for delivering any outside broadcasts, special projects or additional programmes within the allocated spend.
• The Content Editor will have a weekly slate of pre-recorded programmes to comply for broadcast.
• The Content Editor will lead creative sessions with the Managing Editor to facilitate content ideas and programme innovation with the Radio Wales production team.

Are you the right candidate?

You’ll be an experienced radio professional, with extensive knowledge of the industry on air and technically. You’ll have sound creative and editorial judgement and be able to oversee and exec-produce internal and external production teams.

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. Diversity matters at the BBC. 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries: Broadcast Media Production and Distribution