Photography & Content Lead, BritBox

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Creative / BritBox
LOCATION: London Television Centre Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 50000 - 58000 plus 5441 London Weighting depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the worlds 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.

ABOUT BRITBOX

Born from the BBC were the ultimate streaming destination for British TV. We bring you an unparalleled collection of thoughtfully curated entertainment cleverly crafted and brimming with the kind of charm wit and heart only the Brits could deliver. Were on a mission to share authentically British stories with audiences across the world. Since our launch in 2017 weve quickly expanded to seven markets including North America Australia and the Nordics. We are a small but mighty streamer that punches above our weight available on every major platform and even shining among the bright lights of Times Square - and were just getting started!

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is a newly created crossfunctional role responsible for building and owning BritBoxs photography and imagery capability from the ground up. Blending creative vision with technical expertise the role will establish a centralised scalable approach to photo asset management approvals and distribution across MarComms BBC Select and BBC Studios. Working with stakeholders in London and New York the role will replace fragmented processes with a bestinclass operating model.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BritBox is a fastgrowing global streaming business and an exciting area of growth within the BBC Studios portfolio. This role offers a rare opportunity to shape a brandnew capability at scale with genuine ownership and impact. Youll collaborate with creative and technical teams across BBC Studios London and BritBox New York working in a hybrid forwardthinking environment that values innovation creativity and crossfunctional leadership

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Own and manage all BritBox photography assets across originals and acquisitions acting as the central point of accountability.
• Partner with unit photographers unit publicists and talent representatives to guide shoots manage full takes editing retouching and secure talent approvals.
• Curate assess and deliver imagery that meets the needs of marketing publicity and creative teams aligned to BritBox brand and key art guidelines.
• Lead integration with BBC Studios Media Asset Management systems and establish BritBoxs Digital Asset Management platform as the central secure repository
• for finished assets.
• Define storage metadata watermarking embargo and usage controls with region department and partnerbased access management.
• Manage incoming acquisition imagery tracking embargoes rollout plans and usage restrictions.
• Own the Publicity Media Site ensuring accurate timely distribution of pressready assets via controlled external access.
• Drive system integrations and scalable workflows across Digital Asset Management internal platforms and external partners to support future growth

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Significant experience in photography photo management or Digital Asset Management leadership within a media entertainment or communications environment.
• Proven experience building photography or asset management functions processes and workflows from the ground up.
• Strong understanding of unit photography talent approvals publicity and media requirements with the confidence to edit curate and advise on imagery.
• Handson experience with photo editing retouching DAM systems metadata access controls and embargoes.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a proactive selfstarter owning their agenda within a matrixed multilocation organisation.
• Excellent seniorlevel stakeholder management skills including working across marketing press publicity and creative teams in complex or political environments.
• Highly organised with experience creating calendars trackers and scalable approval workflows to support creative delivery

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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