Commissioning Editor

JOB DETAILS

JOB TITLE: Commissioning Editor – Entertainment Formats JOB BAND: F CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time DEPARTMENT: BBC Sounds LOCATION: This role is based in Salford. Alternative BBC office locations may be considered where business needs can be met; however, the successful candidate will need to be based in Salford for at least a couple of days a week. London is not available as a contractual base for this position PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £95,000 - £110,000 PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

With UK podcast charts dominated by Entertainment and Sports Entertainment titles, we want an ambitious creative leader who can build on the BBC’s legacy in this space (Traitors Uncloaked, The Wayne Rooney Show, Miss Me?, Game's Gone, Murder They Wrote), developing and scaling a sector-leading and perception-shifting entertainment slate with a high-performing team of commissioners. They should be an industry-recognised creative leader with a track record of delivering shows that have reached millions of listeners (and viewers) with strong relationships with agents, presenters and producers.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Be part of a dynamic Sounds team making editorial and strategic decisions to grow the reach and relevance of the BBC’s podcast offer with new listeners and viewers. You will be a key player driving editorial excellence, innovation and development of new broadcasting and production talent. This is a unique opportunity to lead change, develop a world-class slate and shape the future of digital audio and video commissioning at the BBC.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Manage an existing successful slate of BBC podcasts across Entertainment and Sport Entertainment alongside developing and launching brand new shows of scale and impact at speed in 2027.

• Responsible for a comprehensive development pipeline, encouraging a risk-taking and innovative approach to ideas development

• Collaborate with fellow Commissioning Editors and manage key Commissioning Executives working across Entertainment and Sports Entertainment slates as well as build key relationships with both the Director and commissioning teams in TV Entertainment to scale listening with non-BBC podcast listeners (particularly u35 and infrequent users of the BBC), with a market leading and editorially distinctive audiovisual slate of shows.

• Find new faces and voices, as well as formats that help shift perception of our BBC podcast offer, by building shows that are talkable with a fresher tone considering driving heavy off platform listening (Apple/Spotify and YT-native formats) as well as growth of Sounds, iPlayer and possibly broadcast on TV channels.

• To be the editorial contact for suppliers and to be responsible for fostering and managing supplier relationships in line with genre/channel strategy

• To manage and foster relationships with presenters and be aware of new emerging talent, using own experience to attract new presenting names, writers and producers to the BBC and produce outstanding content for our audiences.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Exceptional track record of commissioning and/or delivering either podcasts or digital formats in the entertainment space that have successfully reached millions of listeners and/or viewers across a range of platforms

• A record of developing and delivering innovative creative ideas to market which push the boundaries of genre commissioning, foster creativity in others and have demonstrable impact with younger digital audiences

• Significant understanding of current trends and issues within the podcast industry, as well as evolving audience requirements, plus evidence of a commitment to creating diverse content and to the BBC’s diversity strategy and policies.

• Outstanding communication skills and ability to foster good relationships with a wide range of internal and external contacts, with the ability to deliver feedback to promote creative development.

• Sound editorial judgment and a demonstrable ability to think strategically about programmes and their distribution (considering multiplatform)