Senior Content Producer – EXTEND

Job Requisition ID: 41948

Job Closing Date: 19/04/2026

Southampton, GBR, S01 0XR

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Continuing, 0.6 (3 days a week)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Solent
LOCATION: Southampton
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £40,200 – £49,000, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We are happy to discuss flexible working. If you would 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.

BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact [email protected].

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Radio Solent has a rare opportunity for a Senior Content Producer, to lead and inspire our Dorset team to produce audio content for all broadcast platforms, including our Dorset Breakfast show – ensuring we achieve the highest levels of creativity and editorial standards. The Dorset Breakfast Show with Steve Harris broadcasts every weekday morning from our studios in the heart of Dorchester.

This is a job share, where you’ll be proactively studio producing the daily show three days a week, delivering engaging and creative, standout content. You will bring the team together and create an environment where the talents of the contributors and crew can flourish. Serving a TSA of almost two million people across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, BBC Radio Solent reflects the lives of the South’s residents in everything we do.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
BBC Radio Solent broadcasts content each day offering a mix of companionship, local news and information and great music. You will be building on the BBC’s strong connections with local communities, where our storytelling is closest to the audience, and you’ll be joining a creative and supportive team, with a strong internal culture. This is a crucial role steering our Dorset-focussed output forward, with a focus on our target audience.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

We are looking for a creative, ambitious and forward-thinking Senior Content Producer to drive forward our Dorset output on all platforms.
You’ll be confident in making editorial decisions in a live broadcast environment, with the ability to respond to breaking news.
You’ll lead the team to develop creative ways of telling complex stories which make sense to our opportunity audience and have editorial oversight of the show.
You will look for opportunities for telling your stories across multiple-platforms, coordinating coverage with the news team and social content producers. You’ll also push our audio aftercare, making the most of the content you’ve generated.
You will ensure our content reflects our diverse audiences and keep up to date with emerging industry trends. You will be key to establishing and harnessing motivation in the team, generating positive working relationships with your team and across station and the wider BBC.
You will regularly provide constructive feedback. You will be liaising with presenters and supporting them as required.
Editorially, you will focus on quality over quantity of stories and ensure that the structure and make-up of the programme addresses audience habits.
You’ll be bursting with ideas on how to maintain and build audience for our Dorset audience.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Previous experience of leading a team and delivering great results.
A passion for local life in Dorset and the ability to look at stories from diverse perspectives.
An experienced audio practitioner, you’ll have substantial experience of audio production and journalism, in a live broadcast environment, with strong editorial judgement.
Resilience and the ability to work reactively under pressure will be core to this role and expected of the successful candidate.
You’ll have the great people skills needed to collaborate with colleagues across our local platforms and with key stakeholders.
You’ll also have a good knowledge of the BBC’s editorial guidelines, a thorough grasp of impartiality as it applies to our output, and good knowledge of broadcast law.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we would love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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More about BBC Extend

To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage.

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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. 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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

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.