Presentation & Media Planner

Reporting to the On Air Planning Manager, the role is responsible for co-ordinating, managing and timing the relevant components of the presentation schedule, delivering fully transmittable TV schedules ensuring they are accurate for transmission.

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.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTATION TEAM

The Presentation team is made up of 11 Presentation & Media Planners based in the UK, Netherlands, and Poland, centrally line-managed by an On Air Planning Manager. We work on channels transmitting in regions including the Nordics, Benelux, South Africa, Middle East, and CEE. We collaborate closely with a UK based Media Planning team and locally based Programming teams.

Responsibilities:

End-to-end responsibility for the presentation schedules, delivering highly accurate and fully transmittable playlists to the external Playout provider. Working within a portfolio of BBC branded TV channels broadcasting in territories including South Africa and the Middle East
Support other members of the Presentation team to help prepare presentation schedules for their channels
Liaise closely with the Programming Team to create the monthly schedule. Ensure programmes are scheduled according to their published transmission time, all relevant channel branding is scheduled, and promotional and commercial airtime is optimised
Manage schedule amendments, including last-minute changes
Responsible for accurate entry of all promotions and versions into a central database
Ensure schedules are optimised for commercial minutage and liaise with external commercial sales houses
Work with the Media Planning team to accurately deliver media plans containing promotions, continuity and on-screen graphics to maximise effectiveness of campaigns
Liaise with all internal and external data & media suppliers, including commercial sales houses
Occasionally provide out-of-hours cover for all linear channels.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Previous presentation scheduling experience working on commercial channels using Phoenix 7 (formerly known as Zeus) scheduling system
Awareness of the BBC portfolio of channel brands including BBC First, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Brit, CBeebies and BBC Earth
Independent problem-solving skills, with the ability to undertake workload with minimal supervision
Strong data management and attention to detail
Strong organisational skills.

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract (6 months)
Salary: £27,600 - £34,000 + 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
Location: Office Base is London, Television Centre. 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: 10th April 2025.