Full Time
Salford, M50 2QH
Posted 2 hours ago
24600-28000 GBP / Year
Closes: 3 May 2026

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Job Requisition ID: 42816

Job Closing Date: 3 May 2026

Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: FTC until 31 Dec 2026
DEPARTMENT: Media Scheduling TV
LOCATION: Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £24,600 – £28,000 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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Reporting to a Media Scheduler, the Assistant Media Scheduler is responsible for scheduling all BBC promotional items on a given service in line with the marketing, editorial and scheduling timescales. Responsible for applying the principles of media planning, marketing and advertising, and using all available audience data to create the most audience focused promotions schedule. Responsible for ensuring schedules are editorially sound, meets all the requirements of transmission and are fit for broadcast.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join a dynamic team shaping audience experiences across TV, radio, and digital platforms. You’ll work alongside passionate professionals while gaining hands-on experience in scheduling, media planning, and audience engagement. With strong support through mentorship and development opportunities, your work will have real impact. If you’re enthusiastic about broadcast media and eager to influence what audiences watch and listen to, this is an exciting opportunity to help deliver world‑class content.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Schedules and optimises BBC promotional media across all platforms to meet campaign and cross‑promotion targets.
Monitors and tracks channel playout, flagging performance issues to Media Schedulers, Portfolio Leads and Campaign Planners.
Identifies and supports cross‑promotion opportunities to drive audiences to other BBC services and events.
Works with Media Schedulers to ensure junctions are editorially sound, consistent, timed correctly and compliant for transmission, including handover to Playout teams.
Extracts and analyses media research to inform audience‑focused scheduling and support media planning and future audience forecasts.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Strong passion for and knowledge of television, radio and digital media, with an understanding of scheduling, creative media solutions and broadcast requirements.
Solid understanding of media research, marketing and evolving audience measurement techniques within a broadcast environment.
Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail, strong PC skills and experience using spreadsheets for analysis.
Strong time management skills with the ability to work accurately to tight deadlines.
Excellent communication skills, with knowledge of editorial, transmission and Ofcom regulatory guidelines.
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.

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.

To apply for this job please visit careers.bbc.co.uk.