Senior Visuals Producer

ENGINEERINGUK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Studios in London is seeking a leadership-focused creative professional to own key art and visual content creation. You will blend creative vision with technical expertise, directing shoots, editing and asset selection to deliver high-impact promotional materials across platforms.

You will collaborate with global creative and production teams in a hybrid environment, balancing artistic leadership with governance, workflows and budgeting responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading photography, photo management or Digital Asset Management within media/entertainment.
• Proactive self-starter capable of working across multiple locations.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management across marketing, press and creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage BBC Studios' key art and visual content creation and delivery.
• Lead large-scale visual projects from concept to delivery with stakeholders and shoots.
• Research, edit and produce visual content ensuring technical compliance and clear usage rights.
• Manage approvals, embargoes, rollout schedules and DAM workflows across platforms.
• Oversee budgets, resource planning and vendor engagement for creative delivery.
• Collaborate across teams to support ideas and promote high-quality visuals.

Skills

Photography leadership

DAM leadership

Stakeholder management

Photo editing

Production management

Tools

DAM systems

Photo editing software

Job description

Employer BBC Location London, United Kingdom Salary GBP 50,000.00 - 58,000.00 per year;GBP 5,441.00 Closing date 8 Oct 2026

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 organised, 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.

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