Senior Production Coordinator Job Details | BBC

BBC; Greater London; In loco; GBP 37.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

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Flexible 35-hour week

26 days annual leave

Pension

Life assurance

Remote GP access

Descrizione del lavoro

BBC Studios – Commercial News in London is seeking a Senior Production Coordinator to provide expert production management across a portfolio from commissioning to final delivery. You will work closely with production teams, suppliers and stakeholders to keep productions on time and on budget, driving excellence across the lifecycle.

The role requires coordinating multiple productions, managing budgets, and supporting planning and delivery while adhering to BBC standards and best practices.

Competenze

• Proven experience in production coordination or production management.
• Strong end-to-end production delivery understanding (planning, scheduling, delivery).
• Experience budgeting, forecasting, PO processes, cost monitoring.
• Excellent organisational, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to solve problems, improve processes and coach others.

Mansioni

• Coordinate multiple productions, ensure timely delivery and budget compliance.
• Support production planning, scheduling and resource management.
• Monitor budgets and supplier processes for value for money.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Share knowledge and best practices with colleagues across the lifecycle.

Conoscenze

Production coordination

Budgeting & cost control

Scheduling & planning

Stakeholder management

Problem solving & guidance

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JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time (Maternity Cover)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios – Commercial News
LOCATION: London – Television Centre
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £37,000 - £42,000 plus £5,441 London Weighting depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

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.

BBC StoryWorks is the branded content studio of BBC Studios, creating award-winning commercial content for the BBC’s global audiences outside the UK. Through unique research and insights the StoryWorks Programme Partnerships team creates original commercial series for global brands that tell stories from organisations and industries to BBC.com audiences and beyond, looking deeper into the issues shaping society from organisations helping to lead change, delivering formidable results.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join BBC Studios as a Senior Production Coordinator, providing expert production management support across a portfolio of productions from commissioning through to final delivery. Working closely with production teams, suppliers and stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in ensuring productions are delivered on time, within budget and in line with BBC standards, while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement and best practice across the production lifecycle.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an opportunity to be at the heart of content delivery, supporting a diverse range of productions and collaborating with talented teams across BBC Studios. You'll have the chance to influence how productions operate, contribute to process improvements, develop others through knowledge sharing, and help deliver high-quality content that reaches audiences across multiple platforms.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Coordinate multiple productions simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery, budget control and compliance with BBC policies, frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Support production planning, scheduling, resource management and operational delivery, helping teams overcome challenges and maintain efficient workflows.
• Monitor production budgets, manage financial administration and supplier processes, ensuring accurate cost tracking and value for money.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, resolving issues and supporting successful delivery outcomes.
• Act as a source of expertise on production systems, processes and best practice, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and supporting colleagues' development through guidance and knowledge sharing.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven experience in production coordination or production management, supporting multiple productions or projects within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end production delivery, including planning, scheduling, operational coordination and meeting deadlines within budget.
• Experience managing production finances, including budgeting, forecasting, purchase orders, quotations and cost monitoring.
• Excellent organisational, communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, improve processes, manage competing priorities and support colleagues through advice, guidance and knowledge sharing.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience working within a broadcast, media or content production environment.
• Knowledge of accessibility and content delivery workflows, including subtitling, audio description or related services.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and supporting commercial decision-making.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or developing junior production colleagues.
• Understanding of sustainable production practices and initiatives that reduce environmental impact.

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.

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

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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.

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Disability confident

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We want to hear about your experiences, your skills and what motivates you. The strongest applications are the ones that reflect your own thinking, achievements and perspective. So whilst you're welcome to use AI for support, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and tells your story.

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