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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term contact/attachment, Full-time parental leave cover starting 11 August 2025 for 12 months
DEPARTMENT: TV Social
LOCATION: London Broadcasting House – Hybrid (2 days in the office)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £42,000 - £50,000 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.
Interviews are scheduled to be held on 14/15 July 2025.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Join the BBC’s dynamic TV Social team to help shape how young audiences engage with iPlayer. As a Production Manager, you will be responsible for the scheduling, budgeting and managing of our production process across all original social assets that our team makes and commissions – ensuring our productions run effectively from initial prioritisation through to delivery.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Be part of a forward-thinking, collaborative team creating original content for some of the UK’s biggest social media brands, including BBC iPlayer. You’ll help connect youth audiences with BBC shows like The Traitors, Drag Race UK, SAS Rogue Heroes, Gladiators, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. This role offers the chance to lead exciting digital projects while developing your skills in innovation, leadership, and creative production.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Manage day-to-day production operations across multiple digital and social campaigns.
* Oversee budgets, schedules, and resources to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
* Support a digital content production team, with direct line management of a Production Management Apprentice.
* Coordinate all production logistics, including crew, kit, locations, permits, and talent travel.
* Ensure compliance with BBC editorial, legal, and health & safety policies.
* Collaborate with editorial and campaign teams to align production with creative goals.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Experience managing digital or multi-platform productions from planning through to delivery.
* Strong budgeting and scheduling skills, including experience managing annual budgets.
* Proven leadership and team development experience.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Experience negotiating contracts and managing production logistics in line with compliance standards.
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.
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