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Content Discovery Executive

The Bbc

Content Discovery Executive

£35000

The Bbc, Pendleton, Salford

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 21 Jun | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: c6b9b17d724c4792b36ed153dfd3074a

Full Job Description

  • You'll support Content Discovery Managers growing and retaining audiences for live and on-demand audio on BBC Sounds, with a focus on On-Demand Music, Radio Networks, Sport and News.

  • You'll use audience data to help inform the strategies and tactics proposed by the Content Discovery team and regularly report back on success or lessons learned.

  • You'll champion the use of data to understand our audiences, delivering insight that helps us grow weekly audiences on BBC Sound; trialling new ideas, figuring out what works (and what doesn't) and sharing best practice.

  • You'll develop great relationships with commissioning and production teams, championing the work of the Content Discovery team and sharing best practice for digital audience growth.

  • You'll work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in Metadata & Publishing, Production, Commissioning, Marketing, Social Media, and Curation to support multi-disciplinary projects and bring alignment on goals and ways of working.

  • You'll manage day-to-day administrative tasks in Content Discovery, organising information across multiple projects with exceptional attention to detail.


    • In other organisations this role might be called something like Digital Executive; Audience Development Executive; Audience Engagement Executive or similar.

  • You'll have demonstrable experience of growing and retaining digital audiences, preferably within a large media organisation.

  • You are data savvy - not afraid of a spreadsheet or a dashboard, you'll be able to take audience data and use it to inform our plans for growing audiences on BBC Sounds.

  • You'll have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously.

  • Alongside the Content Discovery Managers, you will be able to support complex digital projects made up of cross discipline teams and manage stakeholders with competing needs.

  • You will be an excellent communicator - able to explain data and complex ideas and projects in simple and compelling ways to a range of audiences.

  • You will have experience working collaboratively with a diverse range of teams on digital projects.

  • You will be across industry trends, able to take inspiration from what is happening in the audio space - both inside and outside of the BBC - and translate that into insight and action.

  • You will be innovative - unafraid to try new things and able to learn lessons when those succeed or fail.

  • You will be tenacious - pushing new ideas forward in the face of old ways of working.

  • You will be adaptable - able to manage and flex to different projects and challenges as they arise.

  • You will be committed to the BBC's public service values and interested in how these apply across digital products.

    The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.


    • We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here.

    Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

    We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

    We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

  • Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.

  • Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

  • Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.


    • Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.
    If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here.

    Job Introduction

    BBC Sounds is the BBC's digital audio platform bringing radio, music, and podcasts to our listeners wherever they are. The Content Discovery team sits at the heart of Sounds, working closely with Editorial, Marketing, and Product to grow and retain our weekly audience. This role will focus on growing and retaining digital audiences for On-Demand Music, Radio Networks, Sport and News.