Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs Executive - Bristol - EXTEND Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs Executive - Bristol - EXTEND

The role is to be based in Bristol and offers a unique and exciting opportunity to provide business affairs advice and support across the BBC Studios Natural History Unit's varied and award-winning slate. BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is the best-known and most loved producer of natural history content in the world, responsible for some of the most globally successful factual content of the past 10 years. Our BBC output includes everything from breath-taking landmarks (Frozen Planet II; The Green Planet; Seven Worlds, One Planet; Dynasties II; Blue Planet II; Planet Earth II), to returning series and technically challenging live shows (Springwatch; Blue Planet Live) and award-winning children's series (Andy's Safari Adventures). With an increasingly diverse portfolio of content, including Prehistoric Planet - the ground-breaking AppleTV+ Original series - we now produce programmes for broadcasters and platforms all over the world.

• Experience of negotiating contracts and a strong understanding of copyright
• Business-oriented and commercial approach which enables a quick response to market changes
• Managing and/or delivered projects to deadlines;
• To be organised and prioritise workload so that deadlines are met;
• Attention to detail and the ability to examine and summarise complex data;
• An informed and broad interest in broadcasting and media as well as knowledge of current market intelligence and global media trend
Desirable
• Business affairs experience in the television, radio and/or digital media industry would be an advantage;
• Legal education or qualifications are not essential but would be an advantage.
  
  BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content.


• We offer a competitive salary package
• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day 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
• Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation