Wednesday, July 26, 2023

When it all gets a bit too much

Rhodri and Jason's All New BBC Local requires a new management superstructure, natch, featuring "Senior Heads of Content Production". There's a vacancy for one to run services across the megalopolis that is the English West and East Midlands. Don't read on with an empty stomach...

BBC Local is the BBC for millions of people up and down England and you won’t find another part of this organisation that is closer to the audiences it serves every single day. 
 
We are in the middle of a massive overhaul of our services to make them fit for the future. However and wherever audiences consume us, live or on demand, we want to be there for them with the objective that we reach 50% of audiences across the UK every single week, To do that we are investing in our digital services across all four BBC Apps whilst at the same time ensuring that our live Local Radio and Television services continue to be the envy of every other broadcaster.

 
We provide a rich mix of content across TV, radio and mobile platforms for audiences across England.  There has never been a stronger appetite for local programmes and content. Audiences want us to make sense of the world where they live, but they also want us to champion their communities, celebrate when life is good and put an arm round them when it all gets a bit too much. 
 
Our aim is to reflect those communities back to themselves. Providing impartial news and current affairs and showcasing local stories, talent and creativity - and companionship are as important today as at any time in our history.

 
The post holder will steer the production of all BBC Local news, audio and digital content across the East and West Midlands. 
 
They will inspire and develop teams to deliver outstanding, creative and engaging content, maximising the impact and distinctiveness of BBC services with local audiences across all of our platforms, both live and on demand. You will direct a major programme of creative and organisational change to ensure we operate as a full multi-media service, offering content when and where audiences expect to receive it.
 
You will also play a principle [principal ?] role in moving our teams from the Mailbox to the Tea Factory in Birmingham in the years to come and you will need to develop and nurture key stakeholder relationships both inside and outside of the BBC.

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