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Job Requisition ID: 47886
Job Closing Date: 3rd July 2026
London, GBR, W12 7FA
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: 6 month Fixed Term Contract
LOCATION – TVC - Hybrid role working from home & office
DEPARTMENT: Content Data Management
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £25,200- £28,500 on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Plus London Weighting Allowance of £5,441.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
The Content Data Coordinator researches, creates and maintains content metadata and IDs in the current content data management system to support BBC Studios’ commercial licensing activities. The data created and maintained by the Content Data Management Team supports commercial licensing activities and feeds into downstream systems and processes including Rights and Deal management, Asset management, Marketing, Licensing, Finance and Reporting.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The Content Data Management (CDM) team is responsible for cataloguing and maintaining content and versions metadata in a database to enable commercial sales and distribution by the global sales teams. There are many downstream systems which subscribe to the catalogue data via a feed meaning the CDM team are performing a vital function for BBC Studios.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
Researches, creates and maintains basic and detailed metadata, at all levels of the content hierarchy, for the audio and video content and products that BBC Studios distributes.
Responds to queries and provides guidance to content stakeholders to progress and resolve issues.
Creates and distributes regular and adhoc content reporting.
Continually and proactively undertakes content research and data enhancement tasks and projects to improve the integrity and quality of content metadata.
Undertakes data reconciliation activities to support migration of content data from legacy systems to the current content management system.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with content stakeholders in the Business promoting the team as subject matter experts.
Promotes the current rights management system as ‘the single source of truth’; champions it’s data to reduce duplication across the company, and to ensure it is updated to reflect changes in BBC Studios’ activities, new ventures and the changing media landscape.
Be adaptable to be able to perform key tasks on a team rota and working to tight deadlines.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Demonstrable experience of working in an administrative role or data management; preferably in a media and/or metadata environment.
Proven experience managing and coordinating large volume of media metadata
Data management skills, including experience with content/rights management systems, metadata management and large data sets.
Good/intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Teams.
Experience of liaising with internal and external parties to complete tasks accurately to deadline is desirable.
Proven customer service experience with a strong customer focused approach.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
Experience of working in a media environment and/or knowledge of the current media landscape.
Experience of working with contractual documents and legal language, particularly relating to acquisition, distribution and contributor rights.
An understanding of BBC / BBC Studios content, acquisition and investment systems and processes.
Understanding of media landscape preferable
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
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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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.
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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.
