Digital Content Executive - Extend in London

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time

LOCATION: London – TVC

START DATE: June/July 2026

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,100 - £37,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

This is advertised as part of the BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply, you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non‑apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our BBC Extend programme, please contact us.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the work‑face that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Studios Audio is an end‑to‑end podcast studio growing monetised networks of premium audio and audio‑visual content aligned with the BBC’s values and reputation. We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Digital Content Executive to our team.

The successful applicant will deliver a range of short‑form and social media content, supporting podcast, social marketing and commercial teams to deliver powerful digital content across a wide portfolio of output, for publication on partner and owned platforms.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Work with Digital Lead and podcast production teams to provide creative planning and idea generation for digital editorial content and advertising campaigns, in line with the editorial strategy set by the relevant Creative Director.
• Produce effective digital assets that can be used across social media and streaming platforms, using tools including Adobe suite, Elevenlabs, social media scheduling software and social platforms.
• Optimise digital assets for social, including editing aspect ratio and dimensions, adding captions, transitions, motion graphics, etc., in line with the account’s approved style guide and tone of voice.
• Deploy AI tools to improve creative output and efficiency, within BBC Studios’ AI use policies.
• Monitor external trends and developments in digital and social media, staying abreast of competitor activity and feeding in ideas for innovation and continued best practice via regular reporting.
• Support the Digital Lead and production team in managing owned social accounts and editorial plans, including creating/curating and scheduling and targeting content to support our overarching strategic priorities and meet audience/user need.
• Generate, create and own conversations on social media accounts in line with the agreed social media strategy.
• Work with moderation services, editorial policy and other support teams to develop appropriate responses to editorially sensitive comments and escalate issues to the Creative Director and other senior stakeholders as required.
• Engage with talent, influencers and brands to drive social engagement.
• Work with relevant insights and social media measurement teams to agree tracking and evaluation metrics to monitor performance; evaluate audience behaviour to inform future planning, strategy development and activity.
• Coordinate information and reports on a regular basis as required by podcast producers and senior stakeholders, using social listening/measurement/insight tools and dashboards.
• Ensure all social activity is correctly complied (following BBC brand guidelines) and is in line with BBC editorial guidelines.
• Escalate compliance to appropriate roles across social, marketing, advertising standards, content, production, editorial policy and other relevant support roles where relevant.
• As agreed with the Production Team and within contractual weekly hours, work out‑of‑hours shifts (evenings and weekends) to ensure digital activity supports content priorities.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• A record of working with digital content, developing and delivering social media strategies, creating content and managing communities and using analytics to drive decision making.
• Demonstrable experience of hands‑on production of social‑first video, including setting up shoots filming, editing, adding graphics and effects, and publishing content using relevant audio/video publishing tools, native social platform tools with strong competence in Photoshop and the Adobe suite.
• Experience in creating and posting content on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube.
• A passion for podcasting and an understanding of production and distribution processes.
• Attention to detail, with good editorial judgment, accuracy and sensitivity.
• An established networker in the digital content space who is able to engage and influence creative individuals.
• Good planning and organisational skills able to work across multiple projects, reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to make the most efficient use of resources and operate within financial and other constraints.
• Ability to understand audience need and behaviour across platforms/devices/content and translate this into clear analysis and strong strategic thinking.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

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.

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.

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, safeguarding and adverse media/social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.