Description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Are you passionate about Audio Drama and experienced as a Production Coordinator? The Production Coordinator plays a vital role in delivering high-quality audio drama by managing the end-to-end production process. You will act as the central hub between production team members, talent, crew, suppliers and the production office. This will include providing support to the Executive Producer, Production Executive & the Producers in the team. With a strong grasp of production workflows and a passion for storytelling, you will support the creation of compelling content while maintaining schedules, budgets, and clear communication across all stages of production. You will be expected to take initiative, work independently within a small team, and report daily to the Production Executive.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join a dynamic, award-winning team at BBC Studios Audio, where your passion for audio drama will thrive working on hit content like Splinter Cell, Fukushima, and The Charles Paris Mysteries. You'll collaborate with top-tier talent on acclaimed productions, contribute to bold, creative storytelling, and be part of a supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and professional growth. With opportunities to work on high-profile projects and develop your career in a world-class environment, this is your chance to make a lasting impact in audio production.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
Ensure necessary permissions for underlying copyright, archive, performance, and literary copyright for the programme, including commercial use, while maintaining written records.
Assist in studio and on-location rehearsals and recordings, undertake operational duties under supervision, and manage accommodation, travel, and transport for writers, cast, and crew.
Conduct talent availability checks, liaise with agents, arrange child licenses if necessary and oversee script supervision and formatting.
Collate information to produce call sheets, schedules, and risk assessments while managing programme administration routines.
Handle financial tasks such as raising programme numbers and requisitions, contracting crew, monitoring programme spend, updating forecasts, raising requisitions using MyBusiness, robust recording and monitoring of programme spend in cost logs, use of SAP reports and reporting to the Production Executive.
Adhere to all relevant BBC Safety Rules and guidelines while fostering collaborative relationships within a diverse team.
Oversee final programme delivery to networks or publishers and manage social media content uploads, including stills and visual elements.

Requirements

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
A demonstrable interest in Audio Drama, both Radio and Podcasts
You’ll have considerable experience working as a Production Coordinator with a clear understanding of all stages in the production process, including completing full range of production paperwork
You can demonstrate you have business and finance skills with an understanding of working to a production budget
Experience of setting up recordings, events or shoots and being present for production days
Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a calm, professional manner under pressure
A keen eye for detail and able to juggle a number of different shows at once in studio and on location
Desired But Not Required
Experience of obtaining and clearing archive material and music
Experience using systems such as SAP and MyBusiness, with use of BPC or ECat
Experience supporting studio and location recordings, including operational duties
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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**Overview** Bold. British. Creative: that’s BBC Studios. Combining the strengths of the UK’s most-awarded production company with a world-class distributor, we fund, create, distribute and commercialise world-class content for the BBC and other UK and international companies. Our aim is to inspire audiences around the globe with quality content that informs, educates and entertains and to strengthen the BBC, our partners and wider industry both creatively and financially. In the last financial year we achieved revenues of £1.4 billion and returned a record £276 million to the BBC Group, equivalent to around 12% of BBC Content’s total programme spend. We also won 73 awards and secured over 200 nominations. BBC Studios Production was the UK’s most commissioned producer of new content in 2019. We seek to be the best British content company in the world; a first-choice partner and employer, where everyone can flourish and do their best work.

Job Details

Posted on Jun 20

London, England, UK

Full time

Junior