Director of Digital Commercial Partnership
7 hours ago
London
This job is with BBC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: F CONTRACT TYPE: 12month FTC DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios LOCATION: London, Television Centre - Hybrid PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £87,600 - £95,000 + London Weighting (£5,441), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. BONUS : 25% OTE ABOUT BBC STUDIOS A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's 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. BBC Studios Digital don't just reach audiences - we move them. As an award-winning department, we cultivate and amplify fandoms behind some of the world's most iconic franchises, including Bluey, BBC Earth, Doctor Who, and Gen-Z comedy channel Funny Parts. We run over 90 channels generating 15 billion views each year, encouraging audiences to watch wherever and whenever they choos WHY JOIN THE TEAM To deliver social distribution and monetisation / AVOD monetisation revenue and growth across BBCS Studios Digital Global portfolio. The Commercial Partnerships Director leads partner management, business development, and innovation across social platforms and partners and supports and implements the commercial strategy, maximising commercial opportunities and improving the profitability of our partners relationships, to ultimately deliver growth and revenue and build our portfolio and fandoms internationally. This role sits within the Growth and Strategy team in the BBCS Digital division and plays a pivotal part in developing, managing, and optimising platform partnerships across major social and digital ecosystems. The position supports the division's wider growth strategy. The role looks after 3 areas: Platform partnerships, 3rd Parties Partnership and Trade managing team of 4 people. YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT : Platform & Partner Management Lead the management and development of platform partnerships including YouTube, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and emerging platforms. Oversees the development third party partnership strategy to support divisional growth with focus on portfolio expansion for ad sales. Commercial Strategy & Business Development Key contributor in the Commercial strategic thinking, supporting VP Commercial, across BBCS and BBC Group, partnering with critical areas of the business: Content, Production, CRBA, BLA, Ancillaries and BBC Public Service etc to deliver 5-year growth targets. Lead partnerships strategic plan for partners and JBP, partnering closely with relevant stakeholders to deliver digital customer insight to inform long range planning. Lead innovation to unlock new commercial opportunities for the division, leveraging platform partner ecosystems and networks, budling an executing a commercial pipeline. Make strategic decisions informed by business analysis, presenting risks and opportunities internally. Revenue, Forecasting & Reporting Own forecasting and reporting across social indirect revenue lines, supporting departmental leads in finance conversations. Work closely with the Content and Talent teams to deliver performance plans at both platform and partner level, ensuring forecasting is aligned with content strategies, audience growth objectives, talent-led activations, and upcoming commercial opportunities. Leadership, Collaboration and Industry representation: Partner effectively across matrixed teams, ensuring alignment of commercial priorities and supporting cross functional initiatives. Lead team members, providing direction, support, and development opportunities. Represent the division and act as a spokesperson for our commercial partnership championing our portfolio, capabilities, and strategic vision at industry events, conferences and partner meetings. YOUR KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRIERTIA : Possesses a strong understanding of the Social AVOD platforms, sector and BBC competitors, and the relevant in-depth knowledge of current global industry trends and issues relating to their functional area. Previous experience of delivering revenues against social monetisation targets. A track record in partner management, business development and creative deal making. Demonstrable experience of using data from multiple platforms to drive content decision making Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to build rapport and credible, trusted and strong working relationships internally and externally DESIRED NOT REQUIRED A collaborative style and someone who is comfortable dealing with ambiguity and working in a matrixed organisation with a significant amount of stakeholder management, and who can work well under pressure Proven ability to turn strategy into action and lead a team to operationally deliver against stretching targets and priorities Outstanding communication skills both written, oral and presentation. Global mindset: thinking and acting for both local and global needs Self-starter with the ability to see projects through to completion, problem solve, and multi-task under time constraints Low ego approach. Experience in managing teams NEXT STEPS We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding. #BBCSTUDIOS ]]>