Overview
Position Title:Commissioning Executive, BBC Asian Network
Company: BBC
Location: Northampton
Job Description:
BBC Asian Network is the UK’s biggest Asian multi-platform radio station. We champion and celebrate young British Asians with a distinctive mix of music and speech. Our teams reflect the lives and interests of British-Asians and we play the best in music from Bollywood to RnB, UK Asian Rap to Old Skool Bhangra to name a few! We provide support for British Asian and international artists via our extensive multi-platform approach.
The Asian Network offers the best in new music, events, news and current affairs and everything that matters to our audience right now.
Responsibilities:
- To support on live music moments on the network along with the music team/Assistant Commissioner
- To deputise for the Head/Assistant Commissioner where relevant
- Supporting the commissioning of new titles with a key focus on BBC Sounds, working alongside the Assistant Commissioner
- To support on live music and event partnerships for the Asian Network, working with the Pop Hub Live events team to ensure that Asian Network is represented with it’s target audience in mind
- To line manage the Asian Network Music Team and set the strategy for music along with the Network Head focusing on Asian Network’s strategic target audience
- Support and grow indie relationships as new suppliers come into the BBC
- Leading on key impact moments across the schedule and across the year
Requirement:
- A passion for the music played by Asian Network and an awareness of the complexities associated with it
- A deep understanding of the culture and heritage relevant to the Asian Network audience
- Awareness and knowledge of the wider audio and music industry, as well as specialist knowledge within the Asian music/media industry
- Evidence of the strategic and creative thinking required to deliver increased audiences to Asian Network
- Experience of leading, managing and delivering station-wide projects
- Evidence of experience of on-air talent management and relationships
About BBC
BBC World Service television, radio and online on more than 40 languages
Our digital services including BBC News, Sport, Weather CBBC and CBeebies, iPlayer and BBC Sounds, BBC Red Button and our vast archive
A portfolio of television services, including the UK’s most-watched channel BBC One, the pioneering online-only youth service BBC Three, and our multi award-winning channels for children, as well as national and regional television programmes and services across England. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Ten UK-wide radio networks, providing the best live music broadcasting in the UK, as well as speech radio which informs, educates and entertains. We also have two national radio services each in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and 39 local radio stations across England and the Channel Islands, providing an invaluable and unique service to listeners across the UK
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