CBeebies Parenting Project Manager

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term contract / Attachment (ending 2/10/26)
DEPARTMENT: Marketing & Audiences
LOCATION: MediaCity Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Were looking for a CBeebies Parenting Project Manager to join the Content Impact and Digital Planning team which sits within the wider Digital Media Platforms and Planning (DMPP) team in BBC Childrens and Education. They are responsible for commissioning digital content to support our programmes and campaigns working closely with our integrated Digital Production Unit (DPU) and for planning digital activity across all our owned and operated platforms. The team support the launch build and sustain of our Childrens brands and franchises across the BBC digital portfolio; which includes iPlayer games apps websites social YouTube and BBC Sounds. The team goal is to sustain and grow the awareness and reach of our BBC Childrens and Education brands and franchises with kids aged 0-12 across the UK.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The BBC is the leading Childrens broadcaster in the UK reaching millions of kids aged 0-12 each week with some of the biggest and best-loved global brands; from pre-school animations like Hey Duggee and Bluey to stand-out dramas The Next Step and Jamie Johnson FC and award-winning Factual Entertainment like Operation Ouch! and Horrible Histories. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to help drive the future success of BBC Childrens and Education.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Youll be the key link between Marketing Press and Communications Commissioning Executives as well as with the wider digital team. This role will need to bring together teams to co-ordinate large scale moments across the year designed to drive earned reach amongst parents
• You understand the importance data and insight play in informing decision-making. This role will constantly monitor performance of activity and feedback to stakeholders to drive development of future promotional activity in line with objectives.
• Drive the development and delivery of the promotional plan for CBeebies Parenting across all audience touchpoints in line with objectives guided by audience insight.
• Manage resource planning for CBeebies Parenting promotional activity. To include highlighting skills/experience/budgets required to deliver long term plans.
• Work with the BBC partnerships team to identify external organisations and brands that have the potential to drive reach with key audiences.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of managing high-profile 360 campaigns working with defined budgets and managing delivery to ensure the efficient use of resources.
• Excellent organisation planning and presentation skills and ensuring these are clearly communicated to stakeholders
• Detailed understanding of the content requirements for different digital platforms and social media and an awareness of the latest digital trends.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and good at negotiation and influencing are a must we require someone experienced in multi-stakeholder management in a brand management context/environment.
• Good problem-solving skills and able to manage conflicting priorities.

DESIRABLE

• Strong editorial decision making and knowledge of compliance policies.
• Working with audience data and ability to analyse interpret and apply media research.
• Managing and working in partnership with in-house creative resources suppliers external agencies and third parties.
• Experience of Event management
• Understanding of childrens or youth audiences.
• Demonstrable knowledge of childrens content and product and/or the childrens media landscape.
• Some experience of digital commissioning (including video and interactive) across multiple platforms (YouTube native and social) ideally gained within marketing advertising or a broadcast environment.