Description

Closing Date: 04-Oct-2024

THE ROLE
ABOUT BBC STUDIOS
BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.
The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.
From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.
THE ROLE
The role is responsible for providing a quality design, product development and approval service for consumer products licensing business – with focus on BBC Studios pre-school properties.
Responsibilities
Ensure the product development proceeds smoothly and achieves production deadlines and targets maintaining a high degree of design integrity and commercial competitiveness.
Direct responsibility for product development from concept through to production on assigned brands, covering both UK and International ranges in EMEA, for assigned children’s and/or adult properties, ensuring creative excellence and integrity across all brands. There will be particular focus on support for Bluey.
Provide a quality design service to licensees, ensuring a high degree of design input, range planning and creative and commercial guidance to maximise the brand and commercial potential of the portfolio.  Work with all relevant teams and stakeholders to ensure development is on brand and adheres to all product development and approval stages.
Develop relationships with rights owners to maximise brand potential. Work closely with rights owners and where necessary mediate between licensees and rights owners to overcome specific design and market needs as well as technical requirements of licensees and retailers without loss of brand integrity.
Actively evaluate product development needs of partners beyond core brand materials. Manage development of creative materials from photoshoots through to Style Guides, under the direction and budget agreed with the Head of Product Development including the direction of illustrators, designers and printers, as required.
Ensure that all product follows the design requirements of the relevant brand through adherence to the relevant Style Guide and that the necessary ethical and brand protection and rights requirements are featured on all product and packaging.
Work with the Marketing, Sales and Retail departments to pull together inspiration boards and product development plans for presentation purposes.
Creative support for live activations and local territory activations
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
Key Criteria
Extensive background within product development working within a licensor, agent or licensee.
Experience leading pre-school properties and products
Commercial acumen – aware of trends and competitor activities
Communication and presentation skills – experience in onboarding new partners or presenting to retailers, licensees
Demonstrable media sector experience
LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS
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. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.
BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.
WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS
We offer a competitive salary package
Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more
Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
Job Reference: 18519
Band: C
Salary: £27,600 - £30,000 + London Weighting (£5,319), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent role
Location: Office Base is Television Centre, London.  This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.