Digital Planning Coordinator

BBC Group and Public Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Studios is seeking a Planning Coordinator to support the Digital Planning team within Brands & Licensing in London. You will help deliver annual and long-range planning, portfolio strategy, reporting and cross-functional initiatives for key brands, turning data and insights into strategic materials.

This junior/early-career role focuses on coordinating planning activities, producing executive-ready materials and collaborating with editorial, commercial and operations teams to drive growth.

Qualifications

• PowerPoint skills to create clear, polished presentations showing data and strategy.
• Excel skills to manipulate, interpret and present data clearly.
• Experience or interest in digital media, entertainment, platforms or consumer-facing businesses.
• Experience supporting business planning, strategy, project coordination or operational activity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual and long-range planning and portfolio strategy activities with stakeholders.
• Create executive-ready PowerPoint presentations and planning documents.
• Conduct desk research on market, platform and competitor developments.
• Consolidate data from multiple sources and use Excel to support revenue and performance reporting.
• Act as a key coordinator across editorial, commercial and other teams to improve planning processes.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

Planning coordination

Data interpretation

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

LOCATION: London TVC - Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £26,000 - £29,000 plus London Weighting £5,441 added on top of the base salary, 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.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company born 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.
BBC Studios Digital don’t just reach audiences - we move them. As an award-winning department, we cultivate and amplify fandoms behind some of the world’s most iconic franchises, including Bluey, BBC Earth, Doctor Who, and Gen-Z comedy channel Funny Parts. We run over 90 channels generating 15 billion views each year, encouraging audiences to watch wherever and whenever they choose.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join BBC Studios Digital as a Planning Coordinator, providing planning, analytical, presentation and coordination support to the Digital Planning team within Brands & Licensing. You'll help deliver annual and long-range planning, portfolio strategy, reporting and cross-functional initiatives for key brands such as Bluey and Top Gear, helping turning data, research and business context into clear strategic planning materials.

This junior/early-career role supports the Business Strategy & Planning function, which enables growth across the Digital Division by bringing together performance, market, audience and platform insight to inform clearer choices on portfolio priorities, commercial opportunity and editorial focus.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Build your career in a small, cross-functional planning team at the heart of BBC Studios Digital. You'll gain exposure to senior leaders and support projects across editorial, commercial and operations/transformational teams, while developing practical skills in research, Excel, PowerPoint, data interpretation and strategic planning.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Coordinate annual planning, long-range planning and portfolio strategy activity, bringing together stakeholder inputs, tracking actions, milestones and deliverables, and supporting workshops and planning meetings.
• Create and maintain polished PowerPoint presentations, planning documents and executive-ready materials, turning data, research and business context into clear strategic narratives for leadership, planning reviews and go-to-market activity.
• Conduct desk research on market, platform and competitor developments, summarising relevant insights and implications for the Digital Division.
• Consolidate data from multiple sources and use Excel to support revenue and performance reporting, prepare summaries and simple analysis, and maintain accurate planning and reporting information.
• Act as a key point of coordination across editorial, commercial and other teams, building strong relationships with stakeholders at different levels and helping improve planning processes, templates and ways of working.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• PowerPoint skills, with the ability to create clear, polished presentations that communicate data, plans and strategy effectively.
• Excel skills and confidence working with data, including the ability to organise, manipulate, interpret and present information clearly.
• Experience or demonstrable interest in digital media, content, entertainment, platforms or other consumer-facing businesses.
• Experience supporting business planning, strategy, project coordination or operational activity, including through employment, internships, placements or relevant university/project work.
• Experience producing reports, presentations or business documentation and turning quantitative and qualitative information into concise summaries.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Curiosity about the business and strategy side of digital media, entertainment, platforms and audience behaviour, with confidence in carrying out research and competitor reviews.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities; proactive, comfortable using initiative and able to solve problems independently.
• Familiarity with portfolio planning, go-to-market planning, commercial strategy or digital product/platform strategy.
• Usage of digital tools to support research, analysis or presentation development.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

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Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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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