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WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO WORKING AT THE BBC HOW WE HIRE EARLY CAREERS EXTEND SEARCH JOBS Language Log in to Profile BBC Employee Login CREATE JOB ALERT Production Executive - (Interactive Production Manager) Job Description Job Requisition ID: 23396 Job Closing Date: 08/07/2025 JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: E CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time DEPARTMENT: Broadcast & Publication, Technology & Media Operations LOCATION: Flexible on Location Can be based from any of our UK offices, London Broadcasting House / Salford Dock House / Newcastle / Birmingham Mailbox / Cardiff Central Square / Glasgow Pacific Quay / Belfast Broadcasting House. PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £60,000 - £70,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Plus London Weighting £5,319
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 ITACU (Interactive Technical Advice and Contracts Unit) provides end to end support for all UK public service content competitions, votes, awards and charity calls to action. Interactive Production Managers share technology best practice with programme makers and commissioners, monitor and assist in resolution ensuring BBC remains compliant and keeps the hard-earned trust of our audiences. Our work means the only drama is which on-air finalists get the answer first to win their dream gig tickets, the only suspense is the tension pause before the winner of Strictly is revealed.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Working across TV, radio and online from national to local, with all commissioned programme makers and commissioner means every project is different. Teamworking is key to our success – we look out for each other as we support the broadcaster. Strong communication and networking skills are developed as we work with many external productions, internal teams and support areas with agile, rapid problem solving informing our decisions and advice. YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT: Interactive Production Managers lead on our first line and ongoing support with each service, working closely with the programme makers and others to deliver a robust and compliant audience engagement.
Understanding the editorial requirements ensures we can ensure an appropriate technical solution is advised, along with appropriate and sufficient contingencies.
A good knowledge in the internal and external regulatory framework is applied to each service, with recommendations around technology and methodology to meet these requirements and follow best practice.
Engaging with other areas within BBC (including colleagues in Technology & Media Operations, Product, Legal, CRBA, Information Security, Data Privacy, Insurance, Marketing & Audiences) and external (such as industry bodies, production companies, BBC’s charities and commercial subsidiaries, service providers and verifiers engaged by ITACU) is essential, varying between projects as is maintenance of ITACU’s good reputation and working relationships.
As a compliance unit our audit system needs to be kept up to date for each service, we maintain records so they can be reviewed internally or externally and are ready for third party inspection.
Ultimately it is about maintaining the trust in us with our audiences – when they vote on Strictly the result is robust, whether or not their favourite won. We facilitate fun, engaging content that meets all BBC’s broadcast needs. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The role will require an understanding of current audience engagement service types available through the BBC, other public service broadcasters and the wider media market. Experience in interactive services is a pre-requisite and an understanding of multiple platforms is preferable.
Interactivity may be promoted across live or pre-recorded TV, radio, online, social media platforms or combinations of multiple outputs, so an understanding of the compliance and regulatory requirements associated with each media is required in this role.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
An in-depth, up to date knowledge of interactive technologies/platforms is essential.
Experience in managing technical and compliance risk including escalation procedures, planning, implementing mitigating action and ensuring contingencies are in place in the event of issues arising.
Strong leadership skills will be required as well as a demonstrable proactive approach to ensure the highest technical standards and ongoing compliance of the unit. In particular leading the live vote room environment requires quick and accurate responses to developing dynamic scenarios. This requires pressured application of all these skills described in this section.
Strong analytical skills with regards to evaluating the authenticity of a result (be it advising on winner selection or judging the validity of an online vote).
Proven experience in delivering projects/services in highly pressurised environments with multiple stakeholders preferably in a live studio environment.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
Project management qualifications and experience.
Data analytics or statistics qualifications and experience
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. 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: bbchr@bbc.co.uk 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
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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 pensionscheme 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. 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. Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy 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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