Project Manager (AI Creative Lab) in London

CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month FTC / Attachment

LOCATION: London

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £48,000 - £58,000 (including London weighting). Salary 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

The AI Creative Lab within BBC Studios Global Content is an initiative designed to supercharge AI innovation across our global content portfolio. Supporting Scripted, Unscripted, Global Productions, Audio, and Kids & Family, the Lab will shape bespoke creative solutions while responsibly and adventurously embracing rapidly emerging technologies.

As Project Manager you will be responsible for driving and delivering a portfolio of AI/ML projects as well as owning and expanding capabilities of the central information management system built in Airtable. A very confident user of Airtable, Slack, Teams, Jira or Asana, Miro or Mural, as well as a good working knowledge of popular AI platforms and services, you will ensure the team is working towards established goals and OKRs. You will manage deadlines, keep Genre leads and production teams well informed, and ensure projects and communication remains organised, efficient and smoothly run.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

This is an exciting opportunity to join BBC Studios at a time when cutting‐edge technology meets world‐class storytelling. With the energy and ambition of a startup inside a global powerhouse, the Lab offers the chance to work at the forefront of next‐generation content production. Working across some of the UK's most loved shows and brands, you will lead projects which explore emerging tools and technology to keep BBC Studios Global Content at the forefront of innovation. A key representative of the AI Creative Lab, you will help shape its growth and success by building trust with leaders and production teams. Your drive to push boundaries, deliver beyond expectation and creatively solve problems will help us set the standard for responsible, ambitious, principled use of AI.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Build, expand, operate and maintain Airtable to build dashboards, slides, reports and project structures to keep teams aligned and streamline progress communication workflows.
• Track and manage a portfolio of AI/ML projects, ensuring clear goals, ARCI, and consistent reporting of progress towards multiple genres, stakeholders and production teams.
• Manage timelines, resources and priorities, setting deadlines, tracking progress and ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, on time and to agreed standards and policies.
• Act as the central coordination point for the AI Creative Lab, working with the Head to keep Genre leads, producers and internal stakeholders informed through regular updates, reports, and demonstrations.
• Facilitate collaboration across creative, technical and production functions, ensuring smooth communication via Airtable to Keynote/Powerpoint, Teams, Jira, Miro and other tools.
• Champion automation and responsible efficiency optimisation, supporting the exploration, testing and integration of emerging AI technologies to enable efficient content creation and production.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven track record and experience of managing and delivering complex technology‐centric projects or products using lean methodologies, modern tools, automation, delivering on time and to budget.
• Strong proficient use of Airtable and experience of using the full range of functions for presentations, dashboards, and as a project management hub. Evidence of building reports, dashboards and structured workflows and delivering to a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.
• High level competency with presentation and communication tools, primarily Keynote/PowerPoint, spreadsheets (Excel/Sheets, pivot tables, PowerBI); Canva experience a bonus.
• Proficiency with modern project, product and communication tools, such as Slack, Teams, Jira/Asana, Miro/Mural and similar platforms.
• Good working knowledge and experience of using common AI platforms including, but not limited to, Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, CoPilot. Evidence of working in roles which are results‐driven, and require a proactive, problem‐solving approach to delivery, with an obvious passion and interest for television and content production.

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 as soon as possible.

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.

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.

Find out more about BBC Studios

Life at BBC Studios a flexible 35‐hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days. Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions). Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit. BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group's science‐based Net Zero targets here. Career development in a values‐led purpose‐driven culture. 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: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.