Content Assistant (Business Team), BBC Proms
BBC £24,300 - £29,800 plus London Weighting (according to skills and abilities Closing date 23 February 2025
The BBC Proms is the biggest classical music festival in the world. Every summer, we run over a hundred live events over two months at the Royal Albert Hall in London and venues across the UK. Nearly everything we do is broadcast across BBC radio, TV and online. We are a creative, innovative festival that connects with audiences around the UK and across the globe.
This year's Proms season will run from Friday 18 July – Sat 13 Sept 2025.
We are looking for a Content Assistant to join the Business Team. The successful candidate will work and communicate with a wide range of people, from artists, ensembles, publishers and agents to a variety of BBC departments. The main duty in this role will be the administering of complimentary and promoter tickets but there will be many other tasks, which will be informed by the Business Coordinator. The Business team is a small, dynamic group that works very closely with Marketing, Communications and Live Events, and the successful candidate will have opportunities to grow their skills in these areas in the role, through tasks such as setting up systems, providing administrative support, and working at events throughout the Proms season.
To be successful in the role you will need:
- Excellent interpersonal skills (i.e. able to communicate collaboratively and confidently with a wide range of people)
- Demonstrable forward planning and organisational skills
- The ability to work using initiative, in a timely and organised way
- Proficiency in the use of Excel, Google Docs, and Microsoft Teams
- Able to cope under pressure with a demanding workload and short deadlines, in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of working in an administrative role
- A commitment to creating inclusive opportunities for people of all backgrounds to participate in arts and culture
- Experience of working in music and live events is desirable but not essential
0370 024 3477
This year's Proms season will run from Friday 18 July – Sat 13 Sept 2025.
We are looking for a Content Assistant to join the Business Team. The successful candidate will work and communicate with a wide range of people, from artists, ensembles, publishers and agents to a variety of BBC departments. The main duty in this role will be the administering of complimentary and promoter tickets but there will be many other tasks, which will be informed by the Business Coordinator. The Business team is a small, dynamic group that works very closely with Marketing, Communications and Live Events, and the successful candidate will have opportunities to grow their skills in these areas in the role, through tasks such as setting up systems, providing administrative support, and working at events throughout the Proms season.
To be successful in the role you will need:
- Excellent interpersonal skills (i.e. able to communicate collaboratively and confidently with a wide range of people)
- Demonstrable forward planning and organisational skills
- The ability to work using initiative, in a timely and organised way
- Proficiency in the use of Excel, Google Docs, and Microsoft Teams
- Able to cope under pressure with a demanding workload and short deadlines, in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of working in an administrative role
- A commitment to creating inclusive opportunities for people of all backgrounds to participate in arts and culture
- Experience of working in music and live events is desirable but not essential
Contact details
bbccareers@bbc.co.uk0370 024 3477