Senior Lead Creative -FTC 9 months

  • BBC
  • Feb 01, 2024
Contractor I.T. & Communications

Job Description

Job Purpose

BBC Studios portfolio of franchise and genre brands exist to extend the enjoyment of global audiences' favourite programmes and includes the longest running sci-fi TV show in the world. These include Doctor Who; the world-renowned entertainment format Dancing With The Stars which has over 50 international versions; the most successful motoring entertainment show in the world Top Gear, which has been sold to over 220 territories; and the leading factual umbrella brand BBC Earth, which amplifies landmark natural history titles such as Planet Earth III, and Frozen Planet II as well as overseeing live events, digital activity and giant screen experiences associated with the brand.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Lead Creative to join the team. The successful candidate will be responsible for conceptualising, creating and delivering world class campaigns across multiple platforms, including on air, print and digital. They will have experience of creating 360 campaigns and a passion for ideas and execution. You'll work across Global Campaigns, Franchise Brands and Experiential production and will contribute towards and create world class 360 campaigns.

Where required the Senior Lead Creative will work with their counterparts within the team to produce creative materials leading up to the key sales events, and will have experience of using Premier or a similar editing tool.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

  • Contribute and devise global creative campaigns from creative response, scripting, to editing, ensuring that the creative idea will work across a variety of media - on air, digital, print, experiential and trade.
  • Use strong copywriting skills to generate copy, ideas and concepts that best meet the brief and ensure output is highly targeted and respects brand values.
  • Pitch ideas using scripts, treatments, storyboards and other related material.
  • Retain high creative and production standards in all campaigns while respecting brand values and delivering on time & on budget.
  • Ensure delivery of the most innovative creative using the best and most effective production techniques for a given project whether specially shot, animated or clip based, using strong visual imagery, design, audio design, music, sync and voice over.
  • Work effectively with the design team to produce high quality graphic design material for campaigns.
  • Ensure all spots are editorially accurate and in accordance with brand guidelines, as well as in technical compliance for play out.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

  • Strong experience using Premier Pro and the Adobe creative suite
  • Have experience working within a Integrated creative team
  • Broadcasting industry experience is preferable
  • Experience partnering with senior stakeholders.
  • An integrated creative will have had experience of bringing a creative concept to life in the most creative of ways, utilising their market knowledge
  • Creative flare to break the mould and take the audience on a journey.
  • You will have an instinctive perspective of how ideas travel across platforms and an enthusiasm for the digital environment.
  • You'll be accomplished at devising clear concepts that work across a variety of platforms including on air, print, digital and experiential, with a distinct flair for copy writing.
  • Possessing excellent written and verbal communication skills to pitch ideas clearly and to brief, you'll be hungry to create outstanding work.
  • Being self-sufficient, you'll be confident working in a fast paced, deadline-sensitive environment and be adaptable to change.

Contract Information

Length of Contract : 9 months FTC

Location: London - Television Centre

Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Home-based plus two/three days a week in the office).

We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at with the job reference in the subject.

Working at BBC Studios

We offer flexibility, competitive benefits and the opportunity to be part of the BBC's exciting mission. Some of the key benefits you'll get from working in this role are:

Flexible/Agile working - opportunities across the business. We believe in empowering you to do your best work, so we offer support and flexibility to balance work and home. We're happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.

Unrivalled training and development opportunities - we operate a people-first culture and pride ourselves on your development. Our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications.

Excellent career progression - BBC Studios offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Leaders at the BBC are passionate about helping our people grow in the organisation and you will have regular sessions with your line manager to support you with your career ambitions.

Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (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.

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.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

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 in the document attached below.

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.