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
We have an exciting opportunity for a Publicist to join the Global Content Communications team in Productions. You'll create and deliver ambitious consumer and trade publicity campaigns, including programme publicity, interactive content, issues management and communications activity that supports BBC Studios' content and production businesses.
Reporting into the Productions Communications Managers, you’ll work across internationally recognised shows spanning audio, factual, drama, comedy, entertainment and kids & family while also supporting communications activity that showcases our content and businesses globally. You’ll bring strong television publicity experience, excellent contacts, confident stakeholder management and sound crisis‑comms judgement, with creativity at the heart of your work.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
You’ll join a fast‑moving, supportive Communications team where enthusiasm, creativity and a can‑do attitude are genuinely valued. Working across iconic titles and internationally recognised formats, you'll collaborate with a wide range of media and stakeholders and see your ideas come to life on a global stage. You’ll grow quickly, build strong industry relationships, travel for key moments and thrive in a dynamic environment that rewards initiative, flexibility and confident decision‑making.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Lead and take full responsibility for devising and implementing ambitious communications strategies; working across a number of genres and communications priorities within the Productions Communications team to deliver exceptional publicity campaigns.
- Generate innovative ways of increasing favourable media coverage and raising the profile of our shows, anticipating and managing issues with potentially negative impact; handling reactive issues as required.
- Write clear, concise media information for programming and associated online and interactive content.
- Collaborate and form good working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders; establish and maintain a network of contacts with the media, national and regional newspapers and magazines, websites, TV, radio, and online outlets.
- Evaluate work, collecting and examining evidence to assess the impact of communications work, and distributing lessons to the wider team.
Coordinate press conferences, screenings, stunts, launches and briefings, always thinking creatively about how to make an impact.
- Work closely with other BBC Studios departments to maximise impact at key industry moments, such as MIPCOM and Showcase, helping to promote both our content and businesses.
