Story Producer

BBC Studios is looking for a Development / Story Producer to lead the team responsible for originating compelling new content for the series. START DATE: 9th November 2026 to April 2027 DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Documentary unit LOCATION: MediaCityUK, Salford

You and your team will generate character-led consumer issues VTs, often taking a viewer’s experience as the starting point for a story or investigation with wide appeal.

You’ll carry out both short- and long-term journalistic investigations, working within BBC Editorial Guidelines and in close consultation with Editorial Policy and programme Legal Advice.

You and the team will also generate stories for the Advice Clinic on the Road strand, and you will work closely with the dedicated Advice Clinic PD to ensure that each location shoot includes a diverse mix of stories/problems and contributors, and that the narratives of these items are distinct from the series’ regular VTs.

You will be responsible for scheduling filmmaker time and working with the SP to ensure VT production meets pre-determined targets, and shoots are planned within budget guidelines.

You will work closely with other producers and their teams as well as pitching to the Series Editor and SP.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Rip Off Britain is BBC One's flagship consumer series, presented by Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Louise Minchin. The series tackles the problems viewers ask for our help with, holds to account the companies in the wrong, and arms the audience with invaluable advice. We are a team that cares passionately about the work we do, our contributors, and our audience. We believe in the importance of consumer journalism and its power to make a difference to people’s lives. BBC Studios is looking for a range Of people to join our Salford-based team.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• TO develop and pitch ideas for mufti-platform content.
• TO produce distinctive content using a range of specialist production skills.
• TO work within BBC compliance policies, including Editorial guidelines, referring on matters of potential controversy.
• Develop and manage positive working relationships with staff, contributors and talent.
• Lead, motivate and support a team, ensuring that the editorial vision is communicated and understood from planning through to delivery.
• Come up with and develop original and creative treatments for VTs, inspiring your team to do the same.
• To troubleshoot and problem solve in the face of a fast moving and demanding schedule in order to meet filming targets.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Extensive experience at producer level on comparable content (low budget/high volume journalistic content)
• A thorough knowledge of BBC editorial guidelines and other compliance policies.
• Excellent editorial judgement and knowledge of the target audience, their needs and expectations
• Able to lead the team to develop creative ideas which engage diverse audiences in a demanding creative environment
• Highly developed planning and organising skills.
• Ability to manage several areas of work at one time, prioritising, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.

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