Senior Content Compliance Producer

BBC; London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC is seeking a Senior Content Compliance Producer to ensure branded content adheres to regulatory standards. This hybrid role involves overseeing compliance processes, providing support to production teams, and ensuring all content meets the BBC's editorial guidelines. The successful candidate will have strong editorial judgement and extensive experience in compliance and journalism.

Benefits

Flexible 35-hour working week

26 days holiday plus additional Corporation Day

Defined pension scheme

Discounted healthcare and gym

Access to career progression courses

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the regulatory landscape and industry trends.
• Extensive experience in critical research or journalism.
• Strong editorial judgement and compliance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance support for BBC StoryWorks production.
• Act as deputy to the Content Compliance Editor.
• Assess evidence for content claims and conduct due diligence.

Skills

Critical research skills

Journalistic skills

Planning and organizing skills

Editorial judgement

Problem-solving skills

Job description

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Job Reference: 23793

Band: D

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: If a range is being advertised: £39,800 - £47,000 + London Weighting (£5,319) depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Location: Office Base is London, Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working

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.

ABOUT STORYWORKS

BBC StoryWorks is the branded content studio of BBC Studios. Building on our century-long pedigree as the worlds most trusted storytellers, we work with brands to create beautifully crafted stories that move and inspire curious minds, across platforms and across the globe.

At StoryWorks, we tell brand stories in a uniquely BBC way through multi-platform content spanning film, digital, audio, social and experiential. Working with teams around the world, we craft brand stories that live on BBC's ecosystem and beyond, reaching BBC's huge and influential global audience on bbc.com, BBC News (TV) and across our social channels.

THE ROLE

The role of the Senior Content Compliance Producer is to assist the Content Compliance Editor in ensuring all branded content produced for clients by BBC StoryWorks Programme Partnerships and published on a BBC platform adheres to all relevant regulatory requirements for advertising content including the Advertising and Sponsorship Guidelines for BBC Commercial Services, and relevant national and local advertising laws and practice (e.g. the Advertising Standards Authority CAP Code)

Responsibilities:

• Provide compliance support and oversight at all stages of compliance for BBC StoryWorks Programme Partnerships production and publishing activity.
• To act as deputy to the Content Compliance Editor and take responsibility for providing Advertising Standards Guardian approvals when required.
• Assess and advise on evidence to substantiate all claims made in content
• Conduct due diligence on prospective clients
• Offer advice and suggestions to the BBC StoryWorks Programme Partnerships team to ensure general proposals and specific treatments are fully compliant
• Provide internal training in compliance to team members
• Through a full understanding of the BBC's commercial guidelines, and editorial production standards, ensure all content created and published by BBC StoryWorks Programme Partnerships is within our approved activity
• As required, the role will also support the wider StoryWorks business
• Deputising for PP ASG which will require acting up and performing ASG functions when needed.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• An in-depth knowledge of the area in which the role operates, including audiences, competitors and industry trends.

• Extensive experience of critical research or journalistic skills.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the wider regulatory landscape.

• Highly developed planning and organising skills. Ability to manage several areas of work at one time, prioritising, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.

• Able to demonstrate strong editorial judgement in a fast-moving environment, and a thorough knowledge of branded content and legal guidelines.

• Can demonstrate the ability to consider a range of problems and use own judgement to apply effective, time critical solutions.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

• Knowledge of BBC editorial guidelines and/or compliance policies.

• Understanding of the importance of the BBC's values in accuracy and impartiality.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide alternative points of view with evidence.

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 .

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS

• We offer a competitive salary package

• 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

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.

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.