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Job Introduction

As our new communications Assistant and PA, you will Support the communications team in protecting and enhancing BBC Studios reputation and raising awareness of services. Will support with communications for the Brands & Licensing teams across merchandise, publishing, live entertainment, gaming and Interactive for key brands such as Doctor Who, BBC Earth, Bluey and Hey Duggee.

Main Responsibilities

• Support communications colleagues in publicising key BBC brands and consumer products and services within the Brands & Licensing team
• Handle and respond to inquiries from relevant media and stakeholders where appropriate.
• Contribute to communications material – writing, editing, distributing and uploading where relevant (i.e., press releases, programme information, previews and promotional clips).
• Carry out tasks such as media monitoring and managing central inboxes. Be responsible for collating monthly coverage reports and leadership communications updates
• Contribute to evaluation of work, collecting data and working with colleagues to examine the impact of communications work.
• Assist with the planning, organising and delivery of press launches and conferences plus other events where required. Provide additional administrative assistance and project support to stakeholders and colleagues
• Provide technical support for divisional and team webinars
• Support the running of social media channels and assist with the production of assets for use online and in social media
• Support the Director of Communications with daily diary management and scheduling of meetings
• Create accurate and detailed communication calendars and monthly board packs
• Responsible for team activities e.g arranging learning and development sessions, fortnightly team meetings, booking guest speakers, social and team building events
• Assisting widely within comms & events team according to need, across admin, SAP, talent/VIP/stakeholder liaison and hosting, booking travel and accommodation
• Preparing comms and publicity assets and materials including video, copy, imagery and presentations

Are you the right candidate?

Essential

• Ability to work to tight deadlines often under pressure.
• Very good written and spoken communications including good English spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and social skills, both face-to-face and on the phone.
• Computer literate with strong office skills including the ability translate complex data into easy to understand materials.
• Able to learn new IT skills quickly and adapt to different systems, including digital editing and uploading to websites.
• A good working knowledge and use of social media for promoting content and news stories.
• Organised and focused with good attention to detail.

Desirable

• Some experience in communications environment.
• Experience of writing communications materials, for publication by a wide range of outlets to short notice and tight deadlines.
• Good knowledge of the media including print, broadcast and online channels.

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We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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Package Description

Band: B
Contract type: Permanent Full Time
Location: London

We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us on [email protected] with ref: BBC/TP/2369166/66177 in the subject.

We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of 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.