Job Requisition ID: 40828

Job Closing Date: 18 March 2026

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time / / Attachment, Full-time from 4 May - 2 October 2026.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Content, Content Commissioning
LOCATION: Anywhere in the UK- Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £60,000 - £95,000 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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Commissioning & Acquisitions Team at BBC Children's identifies and secures the widest range of topquality content from both the UK and internationally to satisfy the needs of our modern, sophisticated youngaudience. We reach our audience via a wide range of platforms including the CBeebies and CBBC channels,iPlayer, mobile and on-line, offering an enormous choice of programming animations like Hey Duggee andJoJo and Gran Gran to dramas like Biff & Chip and Olga da Polga. Uniquely, we also feature a world-classportfolio of children's Factual like Let's Go For a Walk, Numberblocks, Something Special and Andy's Adventures and comedies like Justin's House and Waffle The Wonder Dog, and stand-out family eventprogramming such as the CBeebies Specials, CBeebies Prom, Panto and Shakespeare.

This is an opportunity to join one of the best and most successful Children's content departments in the world.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

• To work closely with the Senior Head of Commissioning and the Commissioning Editor to identify, develop,commission and deliver top quality, original animated content from suppliers both in the UK and around theworld.
• Ensure that the development of ideas meets the needs of our modern audience and that content isappropriate to its target age group and reflects the diverse nature and needs of our audiences
• To be an ambassador for CBeebies and a touch point for the Animation community within rest of UK and globally.
• Being responsible for giving feedback on designated current series in a timely manner whilst maintaining arespectful relationship with indies.
• Strong decision maker with the ability to articulate reasoning behind editorial choices.
• Good sense of the modern commercial, business and co-production environment.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Excellent editorial and creative judgement with an established track record in Children's commissioning orproduction (0-6 years old) with a particular focus on Animation
• Thorough understanding of the audience and wider competitive kids' landscape and current trends.
• Good production knowledge with a proven record of successful programme making across a variety ofanimation styles and genres.
• Experience of a production pipeline from development through to delivery.
• Experience of working with complex co-production partnerships and financing deal structure
• Sound editorial judgment and knowledge of editorial policy and fair trading issues.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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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.

For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk

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 the BBC

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

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: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk