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Closing date for applications:&nbsp; 10th December 2025Salary: £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, BirminghamContract type: Fixed-term/attachment, full-time (12-months)Department: BBC Asian NetworkJob band: EInterviews: 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<ul><li>Proven experience in commissioning content with strong editorial judgment</li><li>Solid production knowledge with a track record of successful programme-making across platforms</li><li>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</li><li>Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders, alongside confident leadership, planning, and organisational abilities to meet deadlines and financial commitments</li><li>Strong awareness of broadcasting trends and issues, strategic thinking around content commissioning, and a commitment to diversity in content aligned with BBC diversity strategies</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>An understanding of BBC editorial policy, fair trading, and the financial implications of decisions</li><li>Demonstrate a deep understanding of Asian Network’s audience, culture, heritage, and music, with awareness of associated complexities</li><li>Maintain strong knowledge of the wider audio and music industry, including specialist expertise and relationships in Asian music and media</li><li>Proven experience in talent management, strategic planning, and delivering audience growth</li><li>Experience of deputising for senior leadership when required and representing the department in senior pan-business meetings</li></ul>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.&nbsp; 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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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Commissioning executive, Asian Network

Closing date for applications: 30th November 2025Salary: £45,000 - £52,000 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 – you will be expected to be on-site at the Mailbox 2-3 days a weekContract type: 12-month attachment/fixed term contract, full-timeDepartment: BBC SoundsJob band: D From A-list interviews to live music events, create engaging content and high-impact campaigns that bring radio to life while celebrating music and culture.We’re looking for a creative and experienced social media manager to help shape the social presence of BBC Asian Network. You’ll lead in bringing our radio moments to life through engaging short-form video and social content, helping young audiences discover the best of our live radio, music, and podcasts.Asian Network is the leading brand in UK British Asian music culture, producing distinctive content for British Asian audiences to listen, watch and share. You’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced, and innovative environment where creativity thrives. From A-list interviews to live music events like AN Certified, you’ll have the opportunity to work on high-impact campaigns that celebrate music and culture, while shaping the visual identity of a brand loved across the UK. Responsibilities<ul><li>Plan, schedule, and curate engaging content across Asian Network’s social media channels</li><li>Lead and support major social campaigns, responding to trends and creating shareable, social-first formats</li><li>Co-ordinating and managing delivery of content from internal and external suppliers</li><li>Working with senior commissioning team to identify and amplify key radio moments weekly, ensuring content reaches beyond owned channels for maximum impact</li><li>Produce authentic, relatable content that brings our audio output to life for young British Asian audiences</li><li>Ensure all content complies with BBC and Ofcom policies, and support teams and suppliers in meeting these standards</li><li>Collaborate with other music social media managers, editors, and marketing leads to deliver cohesive content strategies</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experienceEssential<ul><li>Strong passion and deep knowledge of BBC Asian Network, British Asian and South Asian music, culture, and audience demographics</li><li>Strong knowledge of social video platforms and how young users discover music and audio content</li><li>Proven experience in creating campaigns that resonate with youth audiences—examples will be requested</li><li>Significant experience as a social media manager or content lead in a creative industry</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across teams</li><li>Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with strong video and image editing skills, especially for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience working on large-scale music events or podcast launches</li><li>Familiarity with BBC editorial and compliance standards</li><li>Knowledge of social media analytics and how to apply insights to content strategy</li><li>Experience commissioning content from external creators or agencies</li></ul> 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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Social media manager - BBC Asian Network

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 1st December 2025Role: Full-time / permanent&nbsp;Salary: £28,249 - £37,212 (depending on experience)Location: Wolverhampton &nbsp;Shape the look and feel of books that children will treasure.... Usborne is seeking a creative designer to join our Wolverhampton studio, where every day brings a new challenge and a new idea.Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling That’s not my… series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Holly Bourne and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – with everything from Magic Painting to Politics for Beginners in between. &nbsp;You can see our books here at&nbsp;<a href="https://usborne.com/gb/" target="_blank">usborne.com</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.You will be part of a team of writer/editors and designers in our Wolverhampton office who create a wide variety of books including sticker books, puzzle books, activity books, sound books, reference books, and jigsaws. You can see some of the books our team create here:<ul><li><a href="https://usborne.com/gb/wipe-clean-easter-activities-9781801319164" target="_blank">https://usborne.com/gb/wipe-clean-easter-activities-9781801319164</a></li><li><a href="https://usborne.com/gb/big-activity-book-dinosaurs-9781836041177" target="_blank">https://usborne.com/gb/big-activity-book-dinosaurs-9781836041177</a></li><li><a href="https://usborne.com/gb/usborne-scratch-activities-under-the-sea-9781805076964" target="_blank">https://usborne.com/gb/usborne-scratch-activities-under-the-sea-9781805076964</a></li></ul>As a designer no two days will be the same. You will get to engage your creative skills working with talented writers and fantastic artists, from thinking up new novelty and sticker books, working out books with peep through holes or ingenious flaps or maybe creating activities to help young children learn to read and write. You will be working on an amazing range of imaginative books, with design that makes books jump off the shelf and make people want to read them.We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and creative designer, with strong drawing skills, a flair for design, typography, illustration and most importantly a passion for creativity. You will need to work well under your own direction and with a creative team, developing eye-catching, fascinating books. &nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceYou may have just graduated from your studies in a design-led course, or you may have a couple of years of experience in a similar design role but be looking for the next step in your career.&nbsp;Whichever it is, you must have a good working knowledge of Adobe CC - InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and have a passion for great design.Our department is a busy one so the ability to juggle projects, communicate well within and outside of the team and be able to adapt to changes in direction is a must. &nbsp;Location and BenefitsThis role is based in our Wolverhampton office and we work a 35-hour working week, where after a successful initial induction period (where we require new staff to work in the office for 4 days per week) we then operate a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, which optimises our opportunities for creative collaboration and contact with our colleagues.Please note: We cannot consider applications from designers who are unable to work from the office as we have outlined.In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, for this role we also offer a range of benefits including:<ul><li>25 days paid holiday entitlement increasing with service to 30 days after 5 years.</li><li>Industry-leading Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured and Mental Health First Aiders.</li><li>Healthcare Cashback scheme.</li><li>Virtual GP service.</li><li>Enhanced Family Friendly benefits.</li><li>Paid Volunteer Day.</li><li>Rewards and Discount services and shopping.</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme.</li><li>75% discount on Usborne books.</li></ul> &nbsp;Recruitment ProcessWe are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and therefore applicants must have the right to permanently live and work in the UK at the point of application.You will be asked to submit selected examples of your work as PDF's via email as part of the selection process (full instructions given). We anticipate asking shortlisted candidates to complete a design spec in advance of first interviews (to be held in person). We will invite candidates to complete a spec as we receive suitable applications. Following this a final task and interview will take place.This position is being readvertised. Candidates who have previously applied for this role earlier in the year (during September or October), or who have applied for any position within our Wolverhampton office in the past 12 months, will not be eligible for consideration at this time.Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.Usborne is dedicated to building a diverse taskforce that reflects the wide range of communities that read our books globally. Decisions are made based on the individual’s skills and experiences and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics in PublishingPlease include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.AI notice: The use of AI has become more prevalent in recruitment application answers and content and whilst AI is undoubtedly a useful tool, we'd like to see your original ideas and creativity in your portfolio, not work that has been generated by an AI tool.&nbsp;

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Non-Fiction Children's book designer - Wolverhampton

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