About the role
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Role Overview
Contract: PAYE Freelance
Start Dates:
- PMA1: 17th Jan – 6th Aug 2027
- PMA2: 12th Feb – 9th July 2027
Closes: Sun 15th November 2026
Base: BBC Studios in Roath Lock, Cardiff (applicants should live within commuting distance of Cardiff)
Bargain Hunt is one of BBC Studios’ most successful daytime formats, delivering a minimum of 96 x 45’ programmes every year and regularly attracting over 2 million viewers. We are looking for a talented and motivated Production Management Assistant to join our busy production team in Cardiff.
You will be a key Production Management team player reporting to the JPM/UM, providing day-to-day organisational, logistical and admin support to the production team in a busy environment.
Working Conditions
- Hybrid Working Model: Minimum of three days per week office-based, with additional office attendance required depending on production needs.
- Location Filming: Regular filming on location, which will include overnight stays away from home for up to two nights at a time.
- Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence is desirable to support the logistical demands of the role.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide day-to-day organisational, logistical, and administrative support to the production team in a busy environment.
- Manage relationships effectively while working with a variety of people and collaborate within a diverse team.
- Manage conflicting demands to meet deadlines with strong organisational skills.
- Maintain good attention to detail when working at pace.
- Apply business and finance skills with an understanding of working to a production budget.
Candidate Requirements
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Experience working as a Production Management Assistant or Production Secretary within broadcast content.
- Experience providing administrative support in a busy production environment alongside the ability to work in pressurised and challenging situations.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage conflicting demands to meet deadlines.
- Good communication skills and high attention to detail when working at pace.
- Initiative, problem-solving ability, and a can-do attitude.
- Demonstrated business and finance skills with an understanding of working to a production budget.
Desirable Qualifications
- A full UK driving licence to support logistical demands.
Diversity and Inclusion
BBC Studios is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. BBC Studios has indicated that people from lower socio-economic backgrounds are underrepresented in their organisation and especially welcome applications from this group.
BBC Studios may use the Equal Merit provision when recruiting for this vacancy. If two or more candidates are considered to be of equal merit, priority may be given to a candidate for the purpose of increasing diversity, specifically with respect to the protected characteristics of Ethnicity, Disability, and Gender, based on data declared by candidates.