Executive producer - digital innovation, gaming & creator content

Closing date for applications: 25 August 2025

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Location: Flexible - UK, we're happy to discuss flexible working.

Department: BBC Digital Development

Contract type: Permanent, full-time

Job band: E

Use your creativity and editorial skills to take the lead on standout digital content for young audiences across YouTube, TikTok, Fortnite and beyond!

We’re looking for an experienced, collaborative digital leader to join the BBC as executive producer, digital innovation, gaming & creator content. This role is about delivering ambitious, editorially robust digital content that resonates with 16–34-year-olds. You’ll lead some of our most creative projects across gaming and social platforms - bringing fresh ideas that support our content strategy and uphold the BBC’s editorial values. You’ll work with a variety of BBC teams and platform partners to ensure our off-platform storytelling is innovative, impactful, and aligned with BBC iPlayer strategic objectives. Sitting within BBC Television and reporting to the head of digital development, you’ll play a key role in how we engage younger audiences and evolve our digital offer.

This is a great opportunity to shape digital content for young audiences. You’ll be at the forefront of creating original, youth-focused experiences across YouTube, TikTok, Roblox, Fortnite and others - developing content that deepens engagement and supports BBC’s strategic goals. You’ll lead high-profile collaborations like BBC Creator Lab x TikTok, shaping how we work with creators and platforms. You’ll also play a central role in the BBC’s off-platform strategy, commissioning new work and overseeing editorial teams to drive innovation and consistency.

As a senior editorial leader, you'll ensure every project meets BBC standards, aligns with our mission, and delivers real value to audiences. It’s a role that blends creativity and strategy, ideal for someone who thrives in cross-functional environments and takes bold ideas through to delivery.


Responsibilities

• You’ll lead the development and delivery of digital-first content for young audiences, supporting the BBC’s off-platform strategy and editorial standards
• Oversee and lead on innovative content for youth-focused initiatives across Roblox, YouTube and other digital platforms
• Take editorial responsibility for digital projects, ensuring all output aligns with BBC guidelines and goals
• Oversee development and delivery of BBC Creator Lab x TikTok and other partnerships
• Drive digital thinking by scaling up existing strategies and pioneering new projects
• Lead the youth audiences editorial and innovation team, including decisions on contentious or legally sensitive content
• Guide a multidisciplinary team focused on storytelling for youth audiences, supporting their growth
• Manage relationships with other BBC areas like Children and News to deliver joined-up, strategic content

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Creative leader with a proven record in commissioning/producing high-performing digital content, ideally in youth or entertainment
• Strong editorial track record, including complex decision-making in line with guidelines
• Excellent knowledge of YouTube, TikTok, Roblox & Fortnite, including short-form content trends
• Proven experience working with major platforms and brands on impactful content and partnerships
• Extensive experience with talent, on- and off-camera, with an eye for emerging voices
• Skilled in stakeholder management and cross-functional communication
• Comfortable adapting to new platforms, with awareness of tech trends and emerging tools
• Strong communicator able to translate complex developments for a diversity of teams—from commissioners to legal
• Confident using digital metrics and insights to inform creative decisions

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.