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Executive Editor, BBC WM & BBC CWR

Job Requisition ID: 30113
Job Closing Date: 5th October 2025
Birmingham, GBR, B1 1AY
| Birmingham, GBR, B1 1AY
| Coventry, GBR, CV1 5SQ
| Coventry, GBR, CV1 5SQ
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC WM and BBC CWR
LOCATION: Birmingham and Coventry
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 72,000 to 113,200 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Are you a visionary, innovative editorial leader laser-focused on serving and growing audiences across digital and linear platforms? Do you have a head full of fresh ideas for deepening BBC WM and BBC CWR's connection with communities across Birmingham, the Black Country, Wolverhampton, Coventry and Warwickshire? Would you welcome the opportunity to lead creative teams, drive editorial ambition and shape BBC WM and BBC CWR to make them fit for the future? The next Executive Editor of BBC WM and BBC CWR will lead two of the Midlands vibrant stations, prioritising growth, driving the editorial vision, ensuring it's aligned with BBC Local's wider strategic objectives and being accountable for output and performance.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Our teams in the Midlands work hard to make sure that every day our audiences are served with all the best content. It's an exciting place to be! You'll be leading dynamic and collaborative teams in an environment where creativity and innovation are at the heart of everything we do. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of local storytelling at the BBC.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• To be editorially, financially and managerially responsible for a range of output.
• Ensure all programmes/content are delivered on time and within budget, encouraging the highest possible creative standards throughout.
• Financial acumen and a strong sense of driving best value for the licence fee. Able to manage budgets, control costs and maximise value across all expenditure.
• A commitment to creating both diverse content and teams to reflect our audiences and ensuring best practice.
• To take a lead role in driving forward new projects and new ways of working, collaborating with other departments.
• To provide clear direction, editorial insight and quality control for both ongoing and newly commissioned projects.
• Playing a key ambassadorial role in ensuring the BBC has effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• To help ensure that output genuinely connects with audiences in a digital world, working closely with colleagues to exploit new products and platforms.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrable passion for creating content to the appropriate audience, and knowledge of those subjects which inform, educate & entertain the audience.
• Strong track record of delivering high quality content with a passion for media and an understanding of audience trends.
• Able to create a clear editorial vision for the lifecycle of content across all platforms.
• Strong experience of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external partners

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Ensure compliance with the BBC editorial guidelines and has a thorough knowledge of all BBC's legal, contractual agreements and regulations as they apply to programme making, broadcasting and digital media.
• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of industry trends, innovations and creating effective networks.
• Liaise with Talent Rights negotiation, and other BBC contract negotiators where required, and ensure copyright and contracts adhere to BBC regulations.
• To help ensure that output genuinely connects with audiences in a digital world, working closely with colleagues to exploit new products and platforms.

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.
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.
For any general queries, please contact:
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:
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