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Forward Planning Researcher (Saturday Mash Up!)

Editorial, Production & Programming

Schemes

GB

Job Closing Date: 25/05/2025

THE ROLE

Contract: Freelance

Location: Glasgow

Dates: 7th July - 12th December

ABOUT BBC STUDIOS

BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, EastEnders, Prehistoric Planet and Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content.

BBC Studios' Kids & Family portfolio boasts some of the most exciting and successful children's brands in the world.

BBC Studios Kids & Family is an integral part of the BBC Studios content powerhouse. Our specialist knowledge of what makes young people tick allows us to identify, nurture, innovate and invest in great projects, turning them into huge global hits.

SATURDAY MASH UP! LIVE

Saturday Mash Up! is back for 2025. Part of the BBC Studios Kids & Family business, Saturday Mash Up! is exploding with gunge, games and giddiness, and designed to appeal to a CBBC audience aged 6-12 years old.

In BBC Studios Kids & Family we're as passionate about our shows as our audience; creating and sourcing inspiring stories that deliver our mission to play a vital part in kids' lives.

We champion content that nurtures our audience's curiosity, creativity, energy and inclusivity; helping kids thrive and creating hit shows that will become future nostalgia.

Saturday Mash Up is no exception and delivers a wide variety of content, guests, games and energy within a live weekly show.

THE ROLE

The Forward Planning Team is responsible for booking celebrity guests and setting up items in advance.

The team lines up top talent to travel to Glasgow and join us in the studio - covering the latest hot topics, trends, socials, dance moves or box office hits. Keeping us bang up to date and eye to eye with our audiences.

Working alongside the FWD Planning AP and Producer, the Fwd Planning Researcher is responsible for scheduling and sourcing guests for the weekly show.

We're looking for an experienced Researcher who is a confident communicator and has experience working with talent and/or contributors, and enjoys coming up with ideas.

Previous studio experience isn't required for this role.

The Forward Planning Researcher isn't required in studio apart from the pre-records which happen twice in the run. The working week is Mon-Fri including some location work.

LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS

We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviors here .

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here .

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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.

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