Executive Producer - StoryWorks in London

JOB BAND: E

CONTRACT TYPE: FTC

DEPARTMENT: STORYWORKS

LOCATION: Television Centre (hybrid working)

DATES: September 2026 - August 2027

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £64,000 - £68,000 (plus London weighting @ £5441) + 20% AdSales bonus. Salary is dependent on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content. Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC StoryWorks Programme Partnerships is looking for an Executive Producer to cover maternity leave; leading digital projects across the portfolio. StoryWorks create beautifully crafted stories that move and inspire curious minds, forging authentic connections between global audiences and brands. The Programme Partnerships team is responsible for creating award-winning digital series for BBC.com’s global audiences outside the UK. Combining BBC storytelling heritage with industry expertise, the Executive Producer will provide strategic, editorial and creative leadership. Overseeing multiple series and campaigns simultaneously, you will set the vision, manage client relationships, ensure compliance, and lead a team of Producers to deliver innovative, audience-focused, best-in-class content across written, video and social platforms.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

As Executive Producer, you will play a significant part in shaping the creative direction of Programme Partnerships and influencing editorial excellence across the department. You will lead multiple high-profile series and be accountable for maintaining exceptional editorial standards, developing creative talent, and ensuring productions deliver engaging audience experiences that strengthen BBC StoryWorks' reputation for premium branded content.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Set and communicate a clear creative vision for campaigns, ensuring consistency from development through to final delivery.
• Inspire, lead and develop multidisciplinary production teams, creating an environment where creativity and collaboration thrive.
• Drive innovative, audience-focused storytelling across video, written and social content formats, providing editorial oversight and constructive creative feedback.
• Lead editorial and compliance standards, acting as the primary point of contact for guidance and ensuring all content adheres to BBC Editorial Guidelines and Programme Partnerships requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, commercial partners and external contributors.
• Lead project kick-offs, ensuring editorial vision, style, tone and objectives are clearly communicated and support the development of production processes, workflows and best practice across the department.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Significant experience leading large-scale production of premium digital content, involving multidisciplinary creative teams from concept to final delivery as Producer or Executive Producer.
• Evidence of excellent editorial judgement and the ability to make confident decisions in a fast-moving production environment.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing creative teams, providing clear direction and creative vision and providing regular feedback to support individual growth and maximise performance.
• Experience of managing performance effectively; recognising achievement and addressing performance issues in a timely and constructive manner.
• Experience of working across multiple projects simultaneously whilst maintaining quality and meeting deadlines, and demonstrating excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Thorough understanding of BBC Editorial Guidelines and compliance requirements, or the ability to rapidly acquire this knowledge.
• Passion for emerging digital formats, production techniques and evolving audience trends.

DESIRABLE:

• Knowledge of audience insight, content performance and optimisation strategies.

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. 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.

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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