Job Description

Editorial, Production & Programming
Fixed Term - Full Time
Birmingham, GB, B29 6LT
BBC Studios Productions
Job Closing Date: TBC

THE ROLE

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Package Description

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Job Reference:

23113

Contract:

7 Months FTC / Attachment (Commencing 14th July 2025 until the 13th February 2026)

Band:

C

Base:

Birmingham Drama Hub

Salary:

28,600 - 46,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

About BBC Studios

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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, Casualty, 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 bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content.

About BBC Studios Drama Productions

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BBC Studios Drama Productions sits at the heart of the UK as our slate of award-winning soaps and dramas continue to bring audiences together week after week.




EastEnders, Casualty, River City and Pobol y Cwm remain a constant source of gripping entertainment, with addictive storylines and loveable characters year on year; as well as award-winning crime drama Silent Witness and our fabulous cosy crime shows Father Brown and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators.




At BBC Studios Drama Productions, we're passionate about developing and nurturing a creative and diverse workforce. We pride ourselves on providing some of the most supportive, hands-on editorial and production training opportunities across the whole of the UK.

The Role

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The successful candidate would directly support the Executive Producer and Production Executive, in managing and coordinating their diaries, arranging meetings, and dealing with all contacts and answering all queries.




This role is the first point of contact in the Cosy Crime team office, prioritising and managing all incoming correspondence, updating reports, databases and other paperwork as and when required. You will keep communication with internal and external contacts at a senior level, always ensuring a timely response.




Liaising with our programme distributors, you will arrange the delivery of artwork and programme paperwork ahead of transmission and organise the iconic images (main press images) ahead of publicity. A passion for creating is a must-have as you will be required to self-shoot the promotion material EPKs and social media content, including using specialist skills to shoot and interview the cast for behind the scenes and collating to play out on iPlayer and our programme DVD.




The role requires organisation and an understanding and ability to handle confidential and commercially sensitive information, collating the details and data to create presentations such as our Production Kick Start meeting, create awards material and organise our workshops, including all travel. You will also be required to collate the script report and manage the slate document in preparation for our meetings presentations.




As the first port of call, you will also arrange all IT logins and equipment for new starters and freelancers coming to work on our shows, correspond with the IT department.

What does it take?

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To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following -




Proven television production experience in a coordinating role

Experience of self-shooting for commercial purposes

Experience of establishing and maintaining office and administration systems, with the ability to communicate information effectively to a wide range of production and non-production personnel, both internal and external to the BBC

Experience of arranging large events and meetings with both internal and external stakeholders

Experience of using office and information technology, to include Windows 10, with an understanding of BBC systems such as SAP, desirable

A knowledge of script reporting, desirable

Should be able to demonstrate a wide ranging knowledge of television production processes, preferably gained within drama, an understanding of the roles within the programme, and an understanding of the resources required to source and engage personnel

Life at BBC Studios

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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 behaviours 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.




BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.




We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.

What will you gain from working at BBC Studios

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We offer a competitive salary package

26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days

Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid

A defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10%; and life assurance (at 4 times annual salary), eligibility for discounted dental, health care, gym and much more through salary sacrifice

Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation

Next Steps

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.




To be considered for this role you will need to be at least 18 years of age at the commencement of your employment.

Please note:

If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

DISCLAIMER

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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.