BBC Career Opportunities Audiences SRE-Children's

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term until 31/3/2027 Full time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Audiences

LOCATION: Salford Hybrid working

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to 47000 per annum depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

As part of the Audiences team for Childrens and Education you will be responsible for helping to shape the BBCs content and services for future generations.

You will be working with the two biggest childrens brands in the UK CBeebies and CBBC. It isnt just TV channels its video audio gaming and more. The role not only supports the childrens brands but supports the wider BBC to understand how children are consuming media at the BBC and across the market.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This role is responsible for providing regular data research and insight while supporting much loved childrens brands to continue to serve their audiences brilliantly in the face of significant shifts in media consumption. Now is a great time to join the team and help identify how we can continue to grow and best serve our audiences media needs

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

The Senior Audience Research Executive will report into Head of Audience Research for Childrens and Education within a small team of researchers. The team itself is part of a wider department of more than 100 researchers planners and analysts who work in an increasingly collaborative fashion across audiences platforms and genres.

The core component of the Senior Audience Research Executive role is conducting analysis and measurement of the BBCs childrens offer both on linear iPlayer and digital platforms so strong quantitative skills are essential.

Your role will vary from looking at performance data for childrens programmes on market leading childrens channels in the UK keeping on top of media trends among young audiences contributing to the BBCs understanding of childrens media lives and working alongside the commissioning teams to support them in making the best content for children.

Alongside quantitative research you will also be responsible for delivering a qualitative research programme to understand childrens opinions and perception of new content created by and for the BBC. Youll run this alongside a specialist research agency; your role will be capturing stakeholders needs and translating these into research briefs. You will work supported by the agency to create discussion guides that are fun and engaging for children.

A large part of the role will be actively communicating insights in an inspirational way. You will work with divisions across the BBC to bring audience insight into their decision making.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Specific knowledge of and/or experience of managing quantitative and qualitative research

Experience of working with media industry data sources (e.g. BARB YouTube Analytics) and digital datasets

Able to build and maintain helpful productive working relationships working co-operatively with others as a team member.

Able to build close relationships with senior and/or divisional partners to successfully influence strategic and creative decision making.

Ability to take research beyond data to insights and action where necessary weaving multiple datasets into one narrative.

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.