Senior Visuals Producer

BBC Group and Public Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

26 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

BBC Studios is seeking a senior creative lead to own and manage key art and visual content creation, curation and delivery across platforms. You will collaborate with marketing, production and creative teams, guiding complex visual projects from concept to delivery in a hybrid London setting.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on photo editing and DAM experience, with a proven ability to manage stakeholders and calendars, budgets and approvals to ensure timely, high-quality imagery

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading photo management or Digital Asset Management in media/entertainment.
• Proactive self-starter with ability to operate in a matrixed, multi-location org.
• Excellent senior-stakeholder management across marketing, press, publicity and creative teams.
• Hands-on experience with photo editing, retouching, DAM systems, metadata and embargoes.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage BBC Studios’ key art and visual content creation, curation and delivery.
• Create and deliver promotional assets across platforms, presenting concepts aligned with BBC strategy.
• Lead large-scale visual projects from concept to delivery, coordinating shoots and briefing contributors.
• Research, edit and produce effective visual content with technical compliance and clearance.
• Manage approvals, embargoes and workflows across DAM systems and partners.
• Own project budgets and resource planning in collaboration with Production and Traffic teams.
• Collaborate across marketing, content, production and creative teams to support delivery.

Skills

Key art leadership

DAM leadership

Stakeholder management

Photo editing

Budget management

Production coordination

Job description

JOB BAND: D. CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time. DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Creative. LOCATION: London Television Centre – Hybrid. PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £50,000 - £58,000 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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Owning and managing BBC Studios key art & visual content creation and selection, acting as a central point of accountability. This is a role responsible for building and owning BBC Studios Creative visuals and imagery capability. Blending creative vision with technical expertise and creating memorable imagery.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This role offers an opportunity to take at scale, with genuine ownership and impact. You’ll collaborate with creative and technical teams across BBC Studios London and Globally, working in a hybrid, forward‑thinking environment that values innovation, creativity and cross‑functional leadership

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and manage BBC Studios’ key art and visual content creation, curation, selection and delivery, acting as the central point of accountability and ensuring alignment with key art guidelines, marketing objectives and editorial standards.
• Create, oversee and deliver complex, innovative promotional assets across all platforms, generating and presenting creative concepts and ensuring visual content is targeted, timely, impactful and aligned with the BBC’s strategic vision.
• Lead large‑scale visual projects from concept to delivery, directing stakeholders, commissioning and briefing contributors, and managing studio and location shoots to produce high‑quality promotional materials.
• Research, select, edit and produce effective visual content using appropriate technology, ensuring all assets are technically compliant, approved and cleared for use.
• Manage incoming imagery, approvals, embargoes, rollout schedules and usage restrictions, while driving scalable workflows, processes and guidelines across Digital Asset Management systems, internal platforms and external partners.
• Own and manage project budgets where required, including resource planning, contractor engagement and spend management, working closely with Production and Traffic teams to deliver best value for money.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with marketing, content, production and creative teams, briefing specialist personnel, collaborating across media, supporting the development of colleagues’ ideas and undertaking additional promotional activity as required.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Significant experience in photography, photo management or Digital Asset Management leadership within a media, entertainment or communications environment.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a proactive self‑starter, owning their agenda within a matrixed, multi‑location organisation.
• Excellent senior‑level stakeholder management skills, including working across marketing, press, publicity and creative teams in complex or political environments.
• Hands‑on experience with photo editing, retouching, DAM systems, metadata, access controls and embargoes.
• Creative skills with a proven record of devising & supporting promotional assets:
  • Idea generation/conceptual thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Stakeholder management
• Production – producing and/or directing promotional work
• Post production – running approvals on retouch and design, curating shot selection and/or editing, introducing or improving processes
• Photography – commissioning photographers including negotiation
• Highly organized, with experience creating calendars, trackers and scalable approval workflows to support creative delivery

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.

#BBCSTUDIOS

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.

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered.

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 an extra 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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