Associate Delivery Manager-Freelance

THE ROLE

CONTRACT TYPE: Freelance, day-rate
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios, Digital
LOCATION: London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Market-rate

WE ARE 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.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

BBC Studios Digital Brands is a creative and commercial powerhouse, home to globally loved titles like Bluey, BBC Earth, Top Gear, and Doctor Who. With over 90 social channels and millions of hours of audience engagement, we’re entering a new era of unskippable content and audience-first storytelling. The Associate Delivery Manager works into the Senior Delivery Manager, supporting the delivery of social content and projects across our portfolio of Fandom brands to time, budget and scope.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Managing small to medium size projects, or workstreams as part of larger projects.
• Monitoring timelines, leading status meetings and owning project management documentation.
• Working closely with Senior Delivery Managers and Delivery Managers on portfolio of brand/IP projects, from original commissions, campaigns, web projects and talent projects.
• Managing and reconciling budget lines as part of wider Digital Division budgets
• Sharing assets for Compliance approval.
• End-to-end project management of digital and print production processes relating to Top Gear magazine.
• Helping gather activities from various teams to update our team roadmap across Top Gear.
• Supporting delivery management of assets, compliance & paperwork on Original productions.
• Working closely with Senior Delivery and Delivery Manager to ensure end-to-end processes are followed.
• Holding stakeholders to account for feedback and approvals to ensure timely delivery of assets.
• Supporting with queries & Rightsline updates from CDM team.
• Supporting with any queries that involve looking up data in various systems around the business – CDM, GLAM, CILS, Rightsline
• Co-ordinating assets and deliverables between Indie Production companies and internal business teams
• Booking voice over recordings and assisting with logistics relating to Top Gear video shoots.
• Booking in edit time where necessary.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

• Strong awareness of digital landscape.
• Has an awareness of agile and waterfall working environments and project management methodologies
• Is a team player who enjoys working towards a common goal
• A self-starter motivated to learn and continuously improve
• Pays attention to detail, with a strong focus on methodical work processes to ensure accuracy.
• Able to build effective relationships, facilitate conversations and encourage collaboration
• Good understanding or experience in planning and organising work
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of stakeholders, delivery progress and challenges
• Understanding of delivery methods and an interest in learning different agile practices and approaches to team working
• Has an awareness of the financial impact of the work we do and able to act as a point of contact for contracted suppliers

DISCLAIMER

This is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.