Social Coordinator, CBeebies EXTEND Full Time NEW

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: 9 Month Full-time / Fixed-term.

DEPARTMENT: BBC Childrens & Education, CBeebies

LOCATION: Salford

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £25,700 – £32,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

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.

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 extend@bbc.co.uk.

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).

Job Purpose

We’re looking for a social media coordinator to join the BBC Children’s & Education team, to work across our CBeebies and CBeebies Parenting accounts. You’ll create social-first video and image content with strategic vision, support a team of Social Media Executives managing campaigns and assist in scheduling and publishing content across our platforms.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You’ll be joining a team of creative individuals, bringing CBeebies to a parental audience across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. You can expect a creative, supportive and inclusive environment that values collaboration and big ideas.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITES AND IMPACT

• Create social first content that engages a parental audience
• Support Social Media Executives with campaign planning and idea generation
• Schedule and publish content across social platforms
• Keep abreast of current trends and developments on social platforms

Your Skills And Experience – Key Criteria

Essential criteria

• Experience using social platforms in a professional capacity
• An understanding of what makes the most engaging social content
• Proficient editing skills using Adobe Suite (Photoshop and Premiere Pro)
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• The ability to prioritise workload and work across multiple projects at once

Desirable Criteria

• An understanding of social analytics and how to interpret data
• Experience assisting on shoots and filming would be beneficial
• Adobe After Effects experience would be beneficial

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: bbchr@bbc.co.uk

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.