Commissioning executive, Asian Network

Closing date for applications: 10th December 2025

Salary: £60,000 - £67,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Location: The Mailbox, Birmingham

Contract type: Fixed-term/attachment, full-time (12-months)

Department: BBC Asian Network

Job band: E

Interviews: Mid-January 2026

Help shape the sound and vision of BBC Asian Network, commissioning bold content that brings music and culture to life across radio, digital, and social platforms.

This role reports to the head of Asian Network and works closely with a wide range of internal/external stakeholders. You will collaborate with production companies creating live radio, manage the Asian Network music team, and work alongside the assistant commissioner, while connecting with wider BBC departments to deliver current and future ambitions for the brand. You will also work closely with the head of station to deliver and commission a broad range of diverse and innovative content from suppliers, balancing editorial excellence with compliance and budgetary requirements.

Asian Network is the UK’s leading brand for British Asian music and culture, creating distinctive content that resonates with British Asian audiences across audio, video, and social platforms. As an award-winning station, we pride ourselves on innovation, bold creative thinking, and ensuring our audience truly understands what we stand for. Join us in a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment where creativity thrives and ideas come to life.


Responsibilities

• Proven experience in commissioning content with strong editorial judgment
• Solid production knowledge with a track record of successful programme-making across platforms
• Passion for multi-platform content and its role in audience engagement, combined with an audience-first approach to identifying trends, topical issues, and gaps in output
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders, alongside confident leadership, planning, and organisational abilities to meet deadlines and financial commitments
• Strong awareness of broadcasting trends and issues, strategic thinking around content commissioning, and a commitment to diversity in content aligned with BBC diversity strategies

Knowledge, skills & experience

• An understanding of BBC editorial policy, fair trading, and the financial implications of decisions
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of Asian Network’s audience, culture, heritage, and music, with awareness of associated complexities
• Maintain strong knowledge of the wider audio and music industry, including specialist expertise and relationships in Asian music and media
• Proven experience in talent management, strategic planning, and delivering audience growth
• Experience of deputising for senior leadership when required and representing the department in senior pan-business meetings

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

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