JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND:C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, 12 months

DEPARTMENT: Commercial Rights & Business Affairs

LOCATION: London Television Centre - Hybrid (approximately 2 days per week in the office)

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,500 - £35,000 plus London Weighting, 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 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

As Digital Content Protection Executive, you will help protect BBC Studios content and brands across YouTube, TikTok, Meta and other digital platforms. Working within the Content & Brand Protection team, you will use rights-management and fingerprinting tools to identify, track, block or monetise unauthorised uploads, resolve rights issues and support effective content protection. Training will be provided, making this a strong opportunity to build specialist experience in digital rights and platform operations.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join a small, collaborative team protecting some of BBC Studios' best-known global brands, including Bluey, BBC Earth and Doctor Who. You'll gain hands-on experience across content protection, rights management, digital platforms and data, working with teams across Production, Distribution, Sales, Licensing and Digital. The role offers training on specialist systems and the chance to build transferable skills in a fast-evolving area, including emerging challenges around AI and digital content.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Spreadsheet literacy, including confidence using Excel and working with large datasets.
• Familiarity with the backend of social media and content-sharing platforms such as YouTube, TikTok or Meta.
• Experience interpreting rights, contractual or content-related documentation accurately.
• Experience learning and applying new digital rights-management, content-management or platform administration tools.
• Experience analysing and presenting data clearly, highlighting relevant trends or issues

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Some knowledge of copyright, fair dealing/fair use or digital rights, and how these principles can apply to social media platforms.
• Experience with YouTube Content ID, Rightsline or similar rights-management tools; training will be provided and prior platform-specific experience is not essential.
• Paralegal experience

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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