Digital Creative Editor - EXTEND

Job Band: C

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Department: BBC Studios Creative

Location: London Television Centre – Hybrid

Proposed Salary Range: £41,500 - £45,500 plus £5,441 London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role 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.

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 Extend programme, please contact extend@bbc.co.uk.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face.

About 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: This role will develop and execute digital content, ensuring that it achieves the highest creative and editorial standards, delivers on time, with adherence to BBC guidelines. You will be responsible for delivering a broad range of digital content providing high-end editing and expertise in post-production workflows for multiple genres and brands.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact:

• Manage end-to-end post production (editing, grade, motion graphics, sound design, optimisation and delivery) to deliver high-quality short and long-form digital content across multiple platforms.
• Apply strong editorial judgment, escalating issues where needed, and ensuring all content meets creative, technical and platform-specific standards.
• Develop ideas from concept to final output, contributing creative solutions, trend insights and clear communication of creative direction to teams and stakeholders.
• Respond to briefs with content that is optimised for the intended platform and aligned with agreed objectives.
• Collaborate effectively across teams, maintaining excellent organisation, workflow management, file management and timely delivery.
• Build strong relationships across the wider department, contributing positively to team culture, skill sharing, training and ad hoc projects.
• Support creative development across the team by contributing to ideation, evaluating concepts and assisting the Senior Digital Producer with post production scoping and admin.

Essential Criteria:

• Advanced editing and motion graphics skills in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and strong capability across the wider Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong post‑production expertise including grading, sound design, media management, and the technical judgment to uphold high creative/editorial standards.
• Proven ability to generate multi‑platform digital and social concepts, contributing effectively to pre‑production with an understanding of how post influences shoot decisions.
• Solid experience working in digital and social content, with an active interest in emerging trends and a commitment to evolving your skills as the landscape changes.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and editorial judgment, especially when working to tight deadlines in fast‑turnaround environments.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills, able to juggle multiple workstreams, prioritise effectively and adapt quickly to change.
• A collaborative, resilient team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a willingness to innovate and experiment creatively.

Desirable (But Not Required):

• Experience on shoots with a willingness to learn and develop, including camera operation/assistance, handling kit and ingest and data management.
• Strong design credentials.
• Experience in mentoring junior team members, supporting growth, development and technical skillset.

Next Steps: 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. Please provide a link to your showreel in the freetext box.