Commissioning Executive Job at BBC Studios (Glasgow, Inverness or Stornoway)

Commissioning Executive

BBC Studios

Location:
United Kingdom , Glasgow, Inverness or Stornoway

Category:
Media

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

60000.00 - 70000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the BBC ALBA Commissioning team as Commissioning Executive on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will work with the commissioning teams for the BBC’s Gaelic Services, with MG ALBA partners, BBC colleagues, independent companies and industry partners. These teams develop, and deliver multi-platform strategies, assess ideas and manage content pipelines for a diverse range of innovative and impactful content for the BBC's Gaelic linear services, digital, on-demand products and social platforms.

Job Responsibility:

Ability to balance editorial excellence with compliance and budgetary requirements, ensuring commissioned content is strategically aligned with the BBC’s Value for All Strategy and the BBC ALBA partnership’s strategic priorities
To be responsible for a development pipeline, encouraging an innovative approach to ideas development and delivery to all platforms
To foster creativity
To develop innovative editorial partnerships to enhance the impact and value of commissioned content
To build and manage relationships with producers, partners, contributors, talent and external organisations
To work with business and finance colleagues to ensure maximum value for money
To ensure commissions are based on a sound understanding of diversity, quality, rights maximization and funding sources
To critically assess ideas according to strategy and give timely and constructive feedback
To ensure that content complies with the BBC’s editorial standards, guidelines and policies
To manage and foster relationships with talent in all its diversity and be aware of new and emerging talent
To have an understanding of evolving audience requirements and behaviours, ensuring that new forms of content are being considered as part of the commissioning process
To work with BBC and MG ALBA teams and divisions, helping to ensure cross-platform delivery, discovery and marketing of content on linear, digital and social platforms
To contribute to, develop and facilitate strategies - for the BBC’s Gaelic services and be actively involved in wider BBC and partnership activities

Requirements:

Content making experience across a range of genres
Sound editorial judgment
The ability to devise, develop and deliver new creative ideas, and foster creativity in others
Outstanding communication skills with fluency in the Gaelic language
Ability to foster good relationships with a wide range of contacts, partners and suppliers
Ability to deliver feedback to promote creative development
Demonstrable ability to think strategically about content scheduling and publishing
Demonstrable ability to contribute to the development of service strategy
Evidence of a commitment to creating diverse content
Demonstrable understanding of evolving audience requirements and trends, ensuring that new forms of content are being considered as part of the commissioning process
Experience and knowledge of negotiating and managing budgets

Nice to have:

Understanding of current production techniques and innovations
Understanding of how multi-platform approaches can enhance the impact of commissions

What we offer:

Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package
a flexible 35-hour working week
25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days
a defined pension scheme
discounted dental, health care and gym
Excellent career and professional development
Support in your working life, including flexible working
A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 25, 2026

Expiration:
March 25, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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Commissioning Executive

BBC Studios

Location:
United Kingdom , Glasgow, Inverness or Stornoway

Category:
Media

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

Job Responsibility:

Requirements:

Nice to have:

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 25, 2026

Expiration:
March 25, 2026

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