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Closing Date: 11-Apr-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
As a Project Manager on the BBC Studios Learning Team, you will be responsible for strategically supporting the Global Director of Learning in the management and fulfilment of the Team’s pipeline of jobs. You will also be responsible for managing existing partnerships and help with the building of new relationships in the space. Candidates should work well in a team situation and need to be extremely flexible as the nature and scope of this job will change as we grow.
The Project Manager will act as a team lead and be the primary client relationship manager for several clients and large internal and external projects and partnerships.
Manage all efforts associated with the development of educational digital components including creating descriptions of the components, organizing and supervising editorial and design freelancers, preparing budgets, and setting schedules.
Manage the full scope of the development of partner products and ensure deadlines and budget limits are met, as well as communicating unique insights and recommendations to management as the launch process evolves.
Manage outside consultants throughout each of the project phases and development process.
Manage and coordinate the delivery of content and marketing materials, secure proper rights clearances internally and oversee overall delivery to clients to ensure successful launch on partner platforms.
Co-manage a portion of BBC Learning’s pipeline, streamlining and organizing a large volume of agreements, managing the full extension and renewal process, and executing any rolling deliveries.
Help lead communication and oversight of external content development for products and associated marketing collateral.
Responsible for ongoing analysis of existing contracts and the BBC’s delivery against these agreements and their necessary deliverables.
Handle a variety of projects with competing deadlines and time demands.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
3-5 Years prior experience in a similar role with an Education Technology company
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
A firm grasp on Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Software and the ability to present progress to clients or internal stakeholders a must.
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.
We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and we strongly encourage applications from disabled people . If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and declare that you are disabled, we will ensure to advance you to the next stage (minimum criteria above).
If you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.
WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?
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