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Producer, The Travel Show

Job Requisition ID: 23800
Job Closing Date: 12 October 2025
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 6-month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time / 6-month Attachment, Full-time.
DEPARTMENT: The Travel Show.
LOCATION: London -New Broadcasting House - Hybrid, minimum of two days office working Monday and Wednesday. Must be available to work in office/edit suite NBH a minimum of 4/5 days a week during edit weeks.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 40,200 to 43,260 (plus London weighting depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Travel Show has an exciting opportunity for a talented Producer to join its award-winning team for 6 months.
Reporting to the Executive Producer and Series Producer you will have extensive experience of developing, producing and filming engaging stories that resonate with a diverse global audience.
You will need to be a confident self-starter and decision maker, full of ideas, energy and resilience - plus have a developed understanding of how travel often intersects with current big global topics
Our producers find and develop stories that work within our editorial remit and turn them into compelling television. Skilled at developing treatments that work for our global audience they manage often complex logistics during set-up and filming and shape the eventual programme during the edit. We are looking for an experienced candidate who has a genuine passion for both TV and travel documentaries.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Would you like to be part of the award-winning team that produces The Travel Show - using your experience and creativity to deliver engaging content from a variety of destinations across the world? We have an exciting opportunity for a proven TV professional with a background in character-led storytelling and extensive overseas location experience to join our team for six months. You will need to bring strong ideas, sharp editorial insight and a high degree of resilience. You will also have the practical skills required to make long-form TV, including knowledge of camera equipment and editing software.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Using a wide range of sources and contacts to generate new and topical ideas and treatments for The Travel Show
• Developing, producing and directing long form content, and delivering consistently to deadlines
• Accurate and engaging scripting for broadcast
• Managing and motivating team on location
• Monitoring and controlling budget on location

Rough cutting first draft of programme using FCP X * Edit producing long form content
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of developing, producing long form TV content, and directing talent and contributors on location in the UK and internationally.

Track record of finding engaging stories/characters and the ability to shape creative treatments * Strong decision-making skills and the ability to work under pressure, whilst leading teams. Highly developed planning and organisational skills with ability to prioritise, deliver to deadlines and manage sometimes changing or conflicting demands

• A clear understanding of "near-news" content and the Travel Show remit
• Resilience and ability to travel internationally, sometimes at short notice
• Excellent geographical and an understanding of global current affairs
• Practical experience of filmmaking, including the ability to self-shoot to a high standard.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience with Final Cut Pro desirable.

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.
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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.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:
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