Digital Content Protection Executive FTC

Job Requisition ID: 52043

Job Closing Date: 22-09-2026

London, GBR, W12 7FA

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND:C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, 12 months

DEPARTMENT: Commercial Rights & Business Affairs

LOCATION: London Television Centre - Hybrid (approximately 2 days per week in the office)

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,500 - £35,000 plus London Weighting, 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.

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

As Digital Content Protection Executive, you will help protect BBC Studios content and brands across YouTube, TikTok, Meta and other digital platforms. Working within the Content & Brand Protection team, you will use rights-management and fingerprinting tools to identify, track, block or monetise unauthorised uploads, resolve rights issues and support effective content protection. Training will be provided, making this a strong opportunity to build specialist experience in digital rights and platform operations.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join a small, collaborative team protecting some of BBC Studios' best-known global brands, including Bluey, BBC Earth and Doctor Who. You'll gain hands‑on experience across content protection, rights management, digital platforms and data, working with teams across Production, Distribution, Sales, Licensing and Digital. The role offers training on specialist systems and the chance to build transferable skills in a fast‑evolving area, including emerging challenges around AI and digital content.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Spreadsheet literacy, including confidence using Excel and working with large datasets.
• Familiarity with the backend of social media and content‑sharing platforms such as YouTube, TikTok or Meta.
• Experience interpreting rights, contractual or content‑related documentation accurately.
• Experience learning and applying new digital rights‑management, content‑management or platform administration tools.
• Experience analysing and presenting data clearly, highlighting relevant trends or issues

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Some knowledge of copyright, fair dealing/fair use or digital rights, and how these principles can apply to social media platforms.
• Experience with YouTube Content ID, Rightsline or similar rights‑management tools; training will be provided and prior platform‑specific experience is not essential.
• Paralegal experience

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest, we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered.

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.

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.

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.

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