Creative Product Development Executive

The role is responsible for providing a quality design, product development and approval service for consumer products licensing business – with focus on BBC Studios pre-school properties.

ABOUT BBC STUDIOS

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.

THE ROLE

Responsibilities:

Ensure the product development proceeds smoothly and achieves production deadlines and targets maintaining a high degree of design integrity and commercial competitiveness
Direct responsibility for product development from concept through to production on assigned brands, covering both UK and International ranges in EMEA, for assigned children’s and/or adult properties, ensuring creative excellence and integrity across all brands. There will be particular focus on support for Bluey
Provide a quality design service to licensees, ensuring a high degree of design input, range planning and creative and commercial guidance to maximise the brand and commercial potential of the portfolio. Work with all relevant teams and stakeholders to ensure development is on brand and adheres to all product development and approval stages
Develop relationships with rights owners to maximise brand potential. Work closely with rights owners and where necessary mediate between licensees and rights owners to overcome specific design and market needs as well as technical requirements of licensees and retailers without loss of brand integrity
Actively evaluate product development needs of partners beyond core brand materials. Manage development of creative materials from photoshoots through to Style Guides, under the direction and budget agreed with the Head of Product Development including the direction of illustrators, designers and printers, as required
Ensure that all product follows the design requirements of the relevant brand through adherence to the relevant Style Guide and that the necessary ethical and brand protection and rights requirements are featured on all product and packaging
Work with the Marketing, Sales and Retail departments to pull together inspiration boards and product development plans for presentation purposes
Creative support for live activations and local territory activations.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

Key Criteria

Extensive background within product development working within a licensor, agent or licensee
Experience leading pre-school properties and products
Commercial acumen – aware of trends and competitor activities
Communication and presentation skills – experience in onboarding new partners or presenting to retailers, licensees
Demonstrable media sector experience.

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?

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.

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Salary: up to £37,000 + London Weighting (£5,319), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Location: Office Base is Television Centre, London. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.

Next Step:

Please CLICK HERE to see this role on our own website, and apply.

Closing date: 26th November 2024.