Digital Content Protection Executive FTC

BBC Group and Public Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

BBC Studios in London is recruiting a Digital Content Protection Executive on a fixed-term 12-month contract. The role sits in Commercial Rights & Business Affairs and helps protect BBC Studios content across platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Meta.

You’ll work with rights-management and fingerprinting tools to identify and address unauthorised uploads, with training provided. This is a collaborative, hybrid role with some flexibility in working patterns.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large datasets.
• Familiarity with social media platforms and their backend.
• Experience interpreting rights, contracts or content-related docs.
• Willingness to learn new digital rights-management tools.
• Ability to analyse data and present clear findings.

Responsibilities

• Protect BBC Studios content and brands across digital platforms.
• Identify, track, block or monetise unauthorised uploads.
• Resolve rights issues with cross-functional teams.
• Support effective content protection using fingerprinting tools.
• Participate in training to build specialist experience.

Skills

Spreadsheet literacy

Social media familiarity

Rights interpretation

Digital tools onboarding

Data analysis & presentation

Tools

YouTube Content ID

Rightsline

Rights-management tools

Job description

Digital Content Protection Executive FTC

Job Requisition ID: 52043

Job Closing Date: 22-09-2026

Location: London Television Centre - Hybrid (approximately 2 days per week in the office)

Proposed Salary Range: £29,500 - £35,000 plus London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, 12 months

DEPARTMENT: Commercial Rights & Business Affairs

LOCATION: London Television Centre - Hybrid (approximately 2 days per week in the office)

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As Digital Content Protection Executive, you will help protect BBC Studios content and brands across YouTube, TikTok, Meta and other digital platforms. Working within the Content & Brand Protection team, you will use rights-management and fingerprinting tools to identify, track, block or monetise unauthorised uploads, resolve rights issues and support effective content protection. Training will be provided, making this a strong opportunity to build specialist experience in digital rights and platform operations.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join a small, collaborative team protecting some of BBC Studios' best-known global brands, including Bluey, BBC Earth and Doctor Who. You'll gain hands‑on experience across content protection, rights management, digital platforms and data, working with teams across Production, Distribution, Sales, Licensing and Digital. The role offers training on specialist systems and the chance to build transferable skills in a fast‑evolving area, including emerging challenges around AI and digital content.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Spreadsheet literacy, including confidence using Excel and working with large datasets.
• Familiarity with the backend of social media and content-sharing platforms such as YouTube, TikTok or Meta.
• Experience interpreting rights, contractual or content-related documentation accurately.
• Experience learning and applying new digital rights-management, content-management or platform administration tools.
• Experience analysing and presenting data clearly, highlighting relevant trends or issues.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Some knowledge of copyright, fair dealing / fair use or digital rights, and how these principles can apply to social media platforms.
• Experience with YouTube Content ID, Rightsline or similar rights‑management tools; training will be provided and prior platform‑specific experience is not essential.
• Paralegal experience.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest, we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

Redeployment

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

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Find out more about BBC Studios

Life at BBC Studios

• A flexible 35‑hour working week with 26 days annualleave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy anextra five days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access,life assurance and accident benefit.
• BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets here.
• Career development in a values‑led purpose-driven culture.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: [e-mail]

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