THE ROLE

BBC Studios

Bold. British. Creative: that’s BBC Studios. Combining the strengths of the UK’s most-awarded production company with a world-class distributor, we fund, create, distribute and commercialize world-class content for the BBC and other UK and international companies. Our aim is to inspire audiences around the globe with quality content that informs, educates and entertains and to strengthen the BBC, our partners and wider industry both creatively and financially. We seek to be the best British content company in the world; a first-choice partner and employer, where everyone can flourish and do their best work.

StoryWorks

Our team, BBC StoryWorks Americas, works with commercial partners to create engaging and innovative content campaigns designed with the BBC's global audience in mind. Our custom content solutions amplify advertisers’ key messaging strategies while focusing on authentic, human-centric storytelling. In addition, we enable sponsorships of our world-class editorial output across passiondriven BBC.com brands including BBC Worklife, BBC Culture, BBC Future, BBC Travel, BBC Sport, and Top Gear, creating an alignment for our partners with the BBC’s trusted editorial voice.

The Opportunity

The Senior Project Manager at BBC StoryWorks Americas will spearhead the implementation of expansive, high-impact multi-platform commercial content initiatives across North and South America. They will act as the primary liaison for clients, external collaborators, and internal teams, ensuring consistent communication of project progress, timelines, tasks, and results. We seek an individual who excels in fostering client rapport, possesses meticulous attention to detail, and thrives on creating top-tier digital content that captivates global audiences. Additionally, they will play a pivotal role as a mentor to fellow project management professionals.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

CLIENT EXCELLENCE

Deliver exceptional client service and communication throughout the entire project lifecycle including facilitating client-facing meetings, creating project timelines, trafficking approvals and deliverables, ensuring campaign KPIs are being met, and reconciling budgets.
Lead and deliver client and partner communications to provide visibility and clarity to the BBC StoryWorks content and production processes including compliance sign-offs, content production, approvals, and launch steps, as well as discuss overall campaign performance.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Collaborate across internal BBC Studios (including sales, content strategists, editorial, product development, ad ops, marketing, social media, research, etc.) to ensure programs are delivered on time and on budget.
Develop comprehensive project timelines and deliverable schedules for new content programs signed with commercial partners.
Work with the campaign optimization analyst to monitor the campaign’s performance success, in accordance with budgets and client KPIs, to ensure all programs are tracking to meet the campaign goals.
Manage relationships with various third-party vendors and contributors (ex. production companies, freelance writers, talent) recruited to help build deliverables for individual content programs.
Work with the project coordinator to process all project-related contracts, including those with talent, freelancers, researchers, etc... to ensure all vendors are paid on time and in accordance with their contracts.
Provide mentorship and guidance to the other members of the post-sale project team.

Desired Candidate Profile

Required Qualifications:

6+ years of experience managing and building relationships with internal and external clients as a project lead for large-scale, high-value multi-platform campaigns.

Strong understanding of the following:

Digital media landscape (including social) o Innovative digital storytelling products, platforms, and distribution channels
Campaign performance KPIs and reporting.
Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desired Qualifications:

Experience overseeing the goals, timelines, and execution of various forms of content production and distribution (Ex. video production, editorial content, interactive digital platforms, social media amplification)
Experience with project management tools such as Monday.com, Dropbox, Asana, etc.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $100k-$110k. This does not include bonus or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and geographic location of the position.

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

Benefits and Perks:

100% Employer-Paid Medical and Dental Insurance (PPO plans)
Generous Paid Time Off
Flexible, Hybrid Working Arrangements
Work/life balance
Free Retirement Consulting to All Employees
Pet Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Gym Reimbursement

About the BBC

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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.

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