The BBC boss who insulted nearly half the country earns an enormous salary without even working full-time , it emerged yesterday . Trying to rebut allegations of BBC elitism , £330,000-a-year Alan Yentob insisted the corporation did make programmes for C2s and DEs – a technical term for the working classes . Viewers said his comments on Newsnight were arrogant and showed he was out of touch . And yesterday the BBC had to admit that – despite commanding a salary more than twice that of the Prime Minister – Mr Yentob ’ s job is ‘ not a contracted full-time role ’ . Part-time worker : Alan Yentob , pictured , is paid £183,000-a-year as the BBC 's creative director , and gets a separate salary as editor and presenter of BBC programmes such as the arts series Imagine . In an embarrassing series of letters , the BBC also struggled to explain what he does as creative director , claiming it is ‘ highly specialised and bespoke role unique to him ’ . Asked for Mr Yentob ’ s job description , it said that he was ‘ a leading figure in the broadcast world ’ but was unable to detail his duties . The 68-year old media grandee is paid one salary of £183,300 a year for his work as creative director , and another as editor and presenter of BBC programmes such as the arts series Imagine . He has refused to say exactly how much this is , but BBC insiders says it is ‘ easily ’ in the region of £150,000 a year , bringing his total package to around £330,000 . On Wednesday Mr Yentob was wheeled out to explain the decision to sack Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear but was ridiculed for bungling his lines . Fluffed : Yentob appeared on Newsnight to explain the decision to sack Jeremy Clarkson ( pictured ) but was ridiculed for bungling his lines . He claimed Mr Clarkson had ‘ already suffered ’ by being dropped from the show and it was ‘ ridiculous ’ to suggest he shouldn ’ t be paid until the end of his contract . Mr Yentob then said the BBC did not cater only for the metropolitan elite saying it ‘ reached out to…C2s [ and ] DEs ’ – who account for more than 46 per cent of the population . Last night , John Hemming , Liberal Democrat MP from Birmingham Yardley , called for an investigation into Mr Yentob ’ s pay . ‘ It sounds to me a lot like somebody who is a popular person within the BBC hierarchy getting a bung for just existing , ’ he said . ‘ There should be an inquiry into where the value for money is. ’ A BBC spokesman said : ‘ As creative director , Alan oversees the BBC ’ s creative strategy across all content and services including acting as the focal point for all BBC talent management . ‘ Alan has also built the BBC ’ s partnerships with arts and cultural organisations across the UK . ’
Media grandee is paid £ 183,300-a - year for his role as creative director . Gets another salary as editor and presenter of programmes like Imagine . org under fire this week for describing working classes as C2s and DEs . Was accused of being out of touch and arrogant for violating technical terms . @ Dem MP John ##ee has now called for his pay to be reduced .