Production Management Assistant,Sport

This job is with BBC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: B CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time / Attachment, Full-time (End Date 28 AUG 2026) DEPARTMENT: BBC Sport LOCATION: Salford Quay House PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 25,200-35,200 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 BBC Sport is at the heart of the world's major sporting events. Our teams make sure that every day our audiences are served with the sporting stories that matter as well as providing world class coverage of the events themselves. As Production Management Assistant in BBC Sport Stories, you would play a key role in ensuring productions run seamlessly, working with production management colleagues to plan logistical and operational requirements for our multi-platform journalism deployments. WHY JOIN THE TEAM As a Production Management Assistant, you'll be part of a dynamic, collaborative team creating distinctive, multi-platform content for BBC Sport. This role is crucial in turning editorial ambitions into reality, finding innovative solutions that balance creativity with operational and financial constraints. In collaboration with editorial colleagues, you will work across a variety of sports and events, keeping our audiences informed and engaged with the most compelling sport stories from around the world. YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT: Provide logistical and administration support across BBC Sport Stories, working in partnership with production management and editorial colleagues. This includes raising payments, booking travel and accommodation, distributing call sheets, researching the specific requirements for travelling abroad, kit management and more Maintain attention to detail when working across ongoing continuous output schedules and logistical requirements, ensuring key production documents are kept up to date and accurate Communicate effectively with editorial, production management, technical, and operational colleagues Problem-solve operational challenges quickly and effectively to maintain production standards Support initiatives to improve efficiency, promote diversity, and reduce environmental impact Please note the successful candidate will be required to be onsite in Salford 3 days a week YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: Experience of working in production management Able to prioritise tasks and manage competing demands in a fastpaced environment Strong organisational and planning skills with excellent attention to detail Excellent communication skills, and able to build strong relationships and work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders An understanding of multi-platform content production DESIRABLE: Experience working in a reactive broadcast or events production area Interest in and knowledge of BBC Sport content Business and finance skills - able to understand and work with budgets If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Created: 2026-02-13