Project Manager

BBC Studios

BBC Studios, a global content company with bold British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group, creatively and financially supporting the BBC, its partners, and the wider industry. We combine the strengths of the UK’s most awarded producer with a world-class distributor. Taking ideas from thought to screen and beyond, our activities range from content financing, development, production, through to global program sales, branded services, consumer products, live events and ancillaries.

Together with our independent production labels and content sales partners, we deliver thousands of hours of content annually to the BBC and other broadcasters and services, including Amazon, Apple TV, Channel 4, Channel Five, Discovery, Disney, National Geographic, Netflix, Migu, PBS, Sky and YouTube. BBC Studios Productions creates high quality, award-winning content across an extraordinary range of genres and specialisms. Recent credits, made by BBC Studios Productions and its indie labels, include Happy Valley 3, Frozen Planet II, Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, Killing Eve, Am I Being Unreasonable, Grenfell: The Untold Story, Prehistoric Planet, JoJo and Gran Gran, Top Gear, The One Show and Royal and ceremonial events.

BBC Storyworks

BBC StoryWorks is the award-winning commercial brand studio within BBC Studios, responsible for strategy, development, production and delivery of content-led commercial campaigns across our international digital and television news offer, as well as representing other BBC brands as required.

Purpose of the role

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 passion-driven 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 Production Manager manages on a day-to-day basis, in partnership with their editorial colleagues, one or more productions and/or a portfolio of content. Ensures delivery of accurate budgets and production planning in a demanding and changing environment. The Production Manager typically will also manage and develop a team of production management staff.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Principal Accountabilities

The Project Manager for BBC StoryWorks Americas will lead the execution of large-scale, high-value multi-platform commercial content programs throughout North and South America. They will serve as the main point of contact for the client, external partners, and internal stakeholders providing ongoing project status updates, timelines, action items, and deliverables. The ideal candidate is an exceptional client relationship builder, has impeccable attention to detail, and a passion for producing high quality digital content that successfully engages audiences around the world.

Scope & Impact

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.

Relationships

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.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to build trusted working relationships with clients and internal stakeholders by actively listening, anticipating needs, and using others-focused communication.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once, risk-assess, prioritize, and problem solve.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate detailed information in a high-pressure environment.

Professional Experience

• 3-5 years of experience managing and building relationships with internal and external clients as a project lead for large-scale, high-value multi-platform campaigns.
• 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.

Strong understanding of the following:

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

Behaviors

• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentational communication skills.
• Agile mindset and dedicated to continuous improvement.
• Great sense of humor, self-motivated, and the ability to both collaborate with a team and work independently.

Compensation

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $80,000 to $90,000. This range does not include bonus compensation 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.
This range is not inclusive of a competitive bonus, flexible, hybrid working schedule & benefits including but not limited to: 100% BBCS covered medical & dental insurance, vision, & 401k match.

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
• Bagel Mondays, Thirsty Thursdays, and more!

About 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.

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.