Business & Support
The people behind the people
Project and People Management, Administration, Events and Marketing – these roles may not be directly involved in creating programmes, but they’ll provide essential support and expertise to the people who do. They're also a crucial part of our valuable education and outreach work.
Below we have videos and role descriptions which will give you a better idea of what skills and knowledge we're looking for regarding the jobs in this area. We would recommend you watch the films and read the information before you apply as it will give you the insight you need about we'll be looking for in your application.
Our people in Business & Support
Typical roles and job specs
All departments have roles that fit within Business and Support.
We’ll be recruiting for a number of different roles within: Talent Management, Scheduling and Planning, Project Management, Business Management and Events and Outreach. There will be a greater number of opportunities for Administration and Marketing and Communications roles.
Administration
The roles we will be recruiting for will include:
- Administration Assistant
- Personal Assistant
- Team Assistant/Co-ordinator
You should
- Be able to plan and organise and successfully.
- Be flexible and respond accordingly to changing priorities and competing demands.
- Have a working knowledge of all Microsoft office applications to assist in producing documentation as well as an ability to learn new IT and paper-based systems
- Possess effective communication skills and be able to deal with people at all levels
- Have the ability to organise and manage diaries and meetings
Marketing, Communications and Audience Research
The roles we will be recruiting for will include:
- Audience Planning and Research (specific roles to be confirmed)
- Brand Executive
- Communications Manager
- Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator
- Marketing Manager
- Publicist
To work within Marketing and Communications, you will be expected to be someone who actively explores and identifies new and interesting ways for communicating effectively and imaginatively with audiences.
You should
- Be able to develop marketing/communications activity in line with the strategy and analyse and interpret information.
- Take an interest in developments in social and cultural trends, developments in broadcasting and related industries.
- Have the skills to ensure consistency of visual look, brand image, identity and communications messages.
- Know how to implement marketing and communications plans and be able to adhere to briefs, budgets and deadlines.
- Be able to develop effective partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders e.g. the media, national and regional newspapers and magazines, websites, TV and radio outlets.
To work within Audience Research roles, you will be expected to be someone who understands how to source and interpret information about audiences and explores innovative ways of helping programme makers use audience insight to develop content.
You should
- Understand the broad UK audience base.
- Be able to define criteria for segmentation based on socio-demographic and usage parameters.
- Be able to design, collate and synthesise primary and secondary market research.
There's lots here, so don't stop looking
There may well be other areas or departments in BBC North that suit your skills or ambitions. Careers at the BBC are many and varied, so even if you’ve found something you like, we'd encourage you to keep looking. You could end up working across different job areas or specialising in one – the choice is yours.
