Senior Content Producer, BBC Radio Devon

We're looking for a highly creative, experienced and audience-focused Senior Content Producer to join the John Acres Breakfast Show team on a six-month, part-time job share.

Job Requisition ID: 50125

Job Closing Date: 04/08/2026

Plymouth, GBR, PL3 5BD

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Attachment / Fixed-term, Part-time (14 hours) Contract until 15/01/2027. As this role is a job share you will be required to work Thursday and Friday 5am – 1pm.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Devon
LOCATION: Plymouth
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

This role can be offered either as a part-time fixed-term contract or as a non-continuous attachment opportunity for an existing BBC employee.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

At BBC Radio Devon, our breakfast programme is the soundtrack to mornings across the county. We’re looking for a highly creative, experienced and audience-focused Senior Content Producer to join the John Acres Breakfast Show team on a six-month, part-time job share. You’ll bring strong journalistic instincts, production excellence and fresh ideas to help grow an already successful programme, creating content that informs, entertains and reflects life across Devon.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape one of the start of day in Devon. Working alongside John Acres and a talented team of journalists and producers, you’ll have a direct influence on the stories we tell and the audiences we serve. You’ll be encouraged to bring creative ideas, deliver impactful journalism and help ensure BBC Radio Devon remains an essential part of listeners’ daily lives.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Working with the other part of this job share you will lead the planning and production of the John Acres Breakfast Show helping to set the editorial agenda and deliver compelling, audience-focused content.
Generate original storytelling ideas, campaigns and creative treatments that resonate with Devon audiences and help grow engagement with the programme.
Work closely with presenters, journalists and production colleagues across BBC South West and the wider BBC to deliver outstanding stories and respond effectively to breaking news.
Ensure all output meets the highest editorial, production and compliance standards, making sound editorial decisions in a fast-moving environment.
Use audience insight, feedback and data to identify opportunities to strengthen content and maintain the breakfast show’s strong reputation and reach.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

Considerable experience producing live radio or audio content in a newsroom or broadcast environment.
Excellent journalistic judgement, with the ability to identify, develop and deliver stories that matter to local audiences.
A proven track record of generating creative content and turning complex issues into engaging, accessible storytelling on radio and social media.
Experience of working closely with presenters and providing clear editorial direction and constructive feedback.
A thorough understanding of BBC Editorial Guidelines, media law and compliance requirements.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

Experience producing a breakfast programme or other high-profile live output.
Evidence of creating successful content across digital, social and on-demand platforms.
Knowledge of Devon, its communities and the issues affecting audiences across the county.
Strong understanding of audience insight and how to use it to inform editorial decisions.
Experience supporting, coaching or developing colleagues within a production team.

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.

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. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.