Job Requisition ID: 41800

Job Closing Date: 7 April 2026

London, GBR, W1A 1AA

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term, Attachment, Full-time (6-months)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Popular Music - Music On Demand
LOCATION: Broadcasting House, London (Hybrid)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £42,000 - £55,000 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

Join BBC Music as a Commissioning Producer, helping to shape, grow and connect our on demand podcast brands with audiences wherever they are. Working across audio and visual, you will play a key role in ensuring our content not only stands out creatively, but reaches the right audiences on the right platforms. We're looking for people who are thinking beyond the idea itself to how it travels, lands and grows. Working cross functionally with experts at BBC Sounds, marketing and social you will help deliver music storytelling that sparks conversation and strengthens the BBC's presence in the on demand space

OUR CONTENT:

We're a multi award winning commissioning team making some of the BBC's biggest on demand music titles. This includes Sidetracked, the UK's number one music podcast, The Rise and Fall of..., which was named one of the Guardian's top podcasts last year, and the returning Pop Top 10s with Scott Mills and Rylan. A lot of what we do sits around big cultural moments, from Glastonbury to Eurovision to major artist landmark moments. Our content works in partnership with the BBC's major music brands as well as closely with some of the world's biggest artists and their teams.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

You will join a collaborative, ambitious team at the centre of the BBC's on demand music strategy. This is an opportunity to develop formats that reach millions, influence how audiences discover music and help define the BBC's creative identity across Sounds, iPlayer, social platforms and more. This role will also be part of the broader team that has a big focus on what comes next, with a strong pipeline of new ideas in development across audio, visual and digital.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We're ultimately looking for people who love music and storytelling and care about how it's shared with the world. You might already be in a commissioning style role or you might come from a background in marketing, social, digital, music, production or audience development. If you understand how content connects with audiences and have the curiosity, initiative and perspective to help it grow, we'd love to hear from you. Don't rule yourself out if commissioning isn't on your CV, what matters is your ability to bring a clear point of view, think creatively about audiences and platforms, and apply your expertise to help our titles reach further and land even bigger!

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Oversee the growth of distinctive content across our podcast, visual podcast and playlist slate.
• Develop and shape creative ideas that reflect music culture and are designed with a clear audience and platform in mind.
• Use audience insight, performance data and emerging trends to inform strategy, evolve formats, build partnerships and grow audiences, ensuring alignment with BBC editorial standards.
• Work cross functionally with talent, agents, labels and influencers to grow titles in everyone's interest showing ambition at every turn.
• Work cross functionally with internal stakeholders including production, editorial, social, marketing and platform teams to deliver a cohesive, multi-platform approach from idea to audience.
• Working with senior leaders across BBC Music / Pop to guide On Demand growth and build audiences of the future

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Experience developing creative content across audio, visual or digital platforms with demonstrable understanding of audience growth, engagement strategies and how content travels across social and digital ecosystems.
• Knowledge of contemporary music culture, social trends and on demand listening behaviours.
• Ability to translate insight and data into creative and editorial strategy, and manage projects from concept through to delivery.
• Experience of working with creative leaders to influence and guide on best practice and ambitious strategies for on demand brand growth.
• Strong editorial judgement and a clear understanding of what makes content resonate with audiences across different platforms.

DESIRBLE:

• A background in marketing, audience development, social media or digital strategy.
• Experience overseeing supplier made productions.
• Familiarity with platform strategies or music discovery formats.
• Understanding of social first brand development, fandom or online community engagement.
• Knowledge of digital rights, music clearances or talent management processes.

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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