The Designer will develop and deliver content, ensuring that it achieves the highest creative and editorial standards with adherence to BBC guidelines. Working in collaboration with marketing or editorial colleagues across platforms and languages, Are you a passionate leader who has successfully led large creative teams? Are looking for a fresh challenge and the chance to oversee design of one of the UK's most popular TV programmes?, The Design team supporting one of the UK's most loved soaps, EastEnders, is looking for a Series Designer to join their team on a continuing basis. As much managerial as creative, this exciting opportunity would suit an experienced Series Designer or Production Designer who enjoys EastEnders and has a good knowledge and appreciation of the show and it's style. Overseeing a team that spans construction, props and design, the Series Designer is responsible for overall design including budget, and line management of various staff, freelancers and HODs. A passionate leader you will be able to clearly communicate your vision and aspirations to the wider team, and confidently deliver positive and constructive feedback. You will be responsible for recruitment and headcount, and continue to build and schedule a pool of freelance talent. You will have creative and budgetary oversight of all design work and lead on more complex or series-wide designs. You will be the custodian of tone and style and ensure design is consistent and appropriate. You will have expert knowledge of clearance legislation and ensure the team are compliant. The successful candidate will have significant drama experience at a similar level, ideally working in a multi-camera environment, with experience of managing a large team. Main Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of existing sets in continuing series and backlot areas within the studios.
• Responsibility for the recruitment of all design personnel, scheduling of the teams and ensure appropriate scheduling of working time leave.
• Manage training within the department such as mandatory training, manual handling, Safe Construction and design, food hygiene and other health and safety courses.
• Work with Producers to create an overview of the design of the programmes.
• Set and execute a fiscal plan, considering headcount and workforce planning to achieve programme goals, editorial and creative vision within assigned budget.
• Manage the overall design budget and keep the Line Producer and Production Accountant abreast of costs with regular budget updates.
• Manage, lead and develop a large, diverse high performing Design Team and Department.
• Be responsible for creating a positive working environment for colleagues from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences.
• Oversee the design, cost and build of new sets.
• Liaise with forward planning schedulers and Production Managers to plan any specific requirements to facilitate efficient scheduling or any particular needs and requirements for the team.
• Liaising with external companies as required in line with BBC Policies.
• Other duties as reasonably required by your line manager(s).
  
  Experience as a drama Series Designer or Production Designer
• A wide-ranging knowledge of television production processes with a demonstratable and thorough understanding of continuing drama and the jobs of the programme and resource personnel engaged to complete the production
• Experience and evidence of leading large, creative teams; nurturing and inspiring a range of disciplines and skill levels
• Evidence of utilising highly effective communication skills. Ability to clearly communicate with colleagues and foster positive working relationships with a wide range of internal and external, production and non-production personnel
• Experience and evidence of communicating vision and goals which inspire and generate innovative ideas. Ability to translate ideas into practical realities within varying and often tight time frames and budgets.
• Experience of working in a multi-camera drama environment
• Effective negotiating and management skills
• Understanding of the importance of the BBC's values in accuracy and impartiality
• Knowledge and passion for Continuing Dramas, especially EastEnders
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety protocols and qualified in risk assessment.
  
  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, Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet and 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., BBC Studios Drama Productions sits at the heart of the UK as our slate of award-winning soaps and dramas continue to bring audiences together week after week. EastEnders, Casualty, River City and Pobol y Cwm remain a constant source of gripping entertainment, with addictive storylines and loveable characters year on year; as well as award-winning crime drama Silent Witness and our fabulous cosy crime shows Father Brown, and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Detectives. At BBC Studios Drama Productions, we're passionate about developing and nurturing a creative and diverse workforce. We pride ourselves on providing some of the most supportive, hands-on editorial and production training opportunities across the whole of the UK.,
• The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.
  
  BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here., We offer a competitive salary package
• Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid
• 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
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation