Assistant Producer (AP)

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Assistant Producer, Watchdog (The One Show)

The One Show’s Watchdog team is looking to recruit an experienced Assistant Producer. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in helping deliver high-impact consumer stories for one of the BBC’s flagship programmes.
Reporting to the Watchdog strand Series Producer and working closely with The One Show’s team, you'll play a central role in developing and producing Watchdog content, from identifying and researching stories through to supporting their delivery on screen.

Key Responsibilities
• Research, develop and progress consumer stories for Watchdog.
• Source, cast and manage contributors, building strong relationships throughout production.
• Verify evidence and carry out robust fact-checking to ensure editorial accuracy.
• Conduct contributor interviews, including via Zoom, and gather user-generated content (UGC).
• Draft and manage Right of Reply requests.
• Review and digest legal correspondence, working closely with Editorial Policy and Legal teams.
• Produce clear editorial handover documents and support the studio team in taking stories through to transmission.
• Liaise effectively with The One Show studio team and other stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of content.
• Provide wider production support across Watchdog, Studio and Current Affairs output as required.

About You

You'll have proven experience casting contributors and developing strong factual stories, alongside excellent research, organisational and communication skills. You'll be confident working independently, managing multiple priorities, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Essential experience includes:

• Writing Right of Reply requests.
• Working with Editorial Policy and Legal teams.
• Strong fact-checking and evidence-verification skills.

Previous experience on consumer affairs programming is highly desirable.
This is a hybrid role based in London, with office attendance required in line with production needs.

The role will begin on 14th December 2026 until Friday March 26th 2026 (TBC)

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.

Please apply by sending your CV and a covering note

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Posted on

11th Nov 2026

Apply by

18th Nov 2026