BBC Hiring for Talent Executive Job at Salford, North West England, England Full Time

BBC Studios is a powerhouse of bold British television content, leading the way in creative storytelling, known and celebrated around the world for the quality of its programs. Launched as a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC in 2018 and now the most awarded Production Company and the biggest independent producer in the UK, it works with the best British writers, directors and program-makers, championing British creativity to craft over 2500 hours of content every year through seven production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world.

We are currently seeking a skilled Talent Executive to help discover and nurture key creative talent for some of the best loved shows produced by two of BBC Studios’ foremost production hubs, Factual Entertainment and Entertainment, in our Salford base. BBC Studios’ Factual Entertainment team produces a wide range of original, well-loved and highly acclaimed TV productions; programmes such as Top Gear, Dragons’ Den, The One Show, Amazing Hotels, DIY SOS and Morning Live. The unit is continuously pitching and winning new business around the world. BBC Studios’ Entertainment team produces enthralling, genre-leading content for broad and diverse audiences across the globe who are brought together by a shared passion for our award-winning programmes. The unit’s breadth of programmes is huge, from Strictly Come Dancing – the biggest entertainment juggernaut in the UK – to Eurovision – the world’s biggest music competition – and A Question of Sport, the longest running TV Sports Quiz in the world, all attracting the nation’s best-known names in every field.

Main Responsibilities

Forming part of the HR service and working directly with program-makers to find & attract the best and most inclusive talent in the business, the Talent team provides a top-class recruitment search and outreach function for all the content delivered from BBC Studios.
We are currently looking for a Talent Executive with a strong knowledge of the UK broadcast TV and content production market, with particular focus on the Factual Entertainment and Entertainment editorial production talent pool in and around Salford, to join the team on a permanent full time basis. This role is particularly focused on recruitment for a range of programming, including Morning Live, A Question of Sport, The Weakest Link, Children in Need and Comic Relief.

Are you the right candidate?

We welcome applications from Talent Executives with experience in both Factual Entertainment and Entertainment however, you don’t need to have a talent background in order to apply. This role could suit someone with a background in content production for broadcast television either to Series Producer, Producer or Production Manager level. What is key is that you have an extensive knowledge of these genres and the freelance landscape in the Northwest, and an interest and aptitude for sourcing and nurturing the best off-screen talent, both on a forward planned and fast turnaround basis.

Ideally you will have knowledge and experience of the following areas: studio production, short form film making, and presenter led popular programming. You will also have experience of building and managing teams and a keen interest in increasing and championing diversity and inclusion within BBC Studios.

About the BBC

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Package Description

Band: D
Contract type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Salford

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits– We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.