Sunday Breakfast Presenter Producer, East Midlands

BBC Group and Public Services; Derby; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 10,000; Full time

Job description

Sunday Breakfast Presenter Producer, East Midlands

Job Reference: 20687

Band: D

Salary: £8,000 - £9,760 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

Contract type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract / Attachment - 7 hours per week.

Location: Office Base is Derby

Please also submit a radio demo (maximum 15 minutes) showcasing your presentation skills. This will need to be sent directly to [e-mail].

THE ROLE

We are looking for a talented and accomplished radio presenter to present Sunday Breakfast (6 – 10am) on a regional show across the East Midlands. The show is broadcast to audiences on BBC Radio Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.

This is an exciting opportunity to present a show that has one of the highest combined listenership in the East Midlands. The show aims to pull in listeners with engaging and relatable presentation, topical conversation and plenty of reasons to smile. As a presenter you’ll need to create a great emotional connection and be “one of our listeners”. Your content needs to be real and relatable and you'll love talking about our great music. The show has faith and reflective elements that include interviewing a range of faith voices and guests, but also includes stories from everyday people making a difference for others.

Central to the role is being in touch with what the audience cares about and being able to bring that to life in a creative and entertaining way. You will have strong ideas about what makes great radio and work well in a team to create award-winning audio.

Main Responsibilities

• To have an accomplished and engaging radio presentation style.
• To be experienced in the production of a range of material for radio, including music and speech.
• To be able to present personality-based material, breaking news, human interest and more.
• To have a broadcast manner which is engaging and entertaining.
• To generate ideas and stories as well a creative treatments.

Are you the right candidate?

• Radio experience presenting a range of shows.
• A high standard of editorial judgment and production skills based on substantial broadcast experience.
• A developed / specialist knowledge of the local radio audience and knowledge of the editorial patch.
• An understanding of how the BBC’s Impartiality Guidelines apply to the role.
• Proficiency in the use of a radio studio and broadcast technology.
• Strong teamwork skills and the ability to build strong relationships with key people.
• The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.
• An understanding of health and safety procedures and how they apply to broadcasting.

About the BBC

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DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance.