Creative Director - Content

JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Creative
LOCATION: London Television Centre - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £88,750 plus £5441 London Weighting and up to 15% bonus depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

The Creative Director leads and inspires a high performing, multidisciplinary creative team to deliver exceptional, insight driven work across BBC Studios' global portfolio. Acting as the creative heartbeat of the organisation, the role shapes and oversees bold, innovative campaigns and content that elevate brand perception, support commercial goals, and set the benchmark for creative excellence across digital, social, video, experiential, and multiplatform storytelling.

Joining BBC Studios Creative means becoming part of a world class, collaborative team that pushes creative boundaries and produces work seen by millions worldwide. You'll lead ambitious, industry defining projects, work closely with senior stakeholders, nurture exceptional talent, and drive innovation across platforms. This is a rare opportunity to shape the creative direction of one of the world's most respected content brands while working in a supportive, dynamic, and strategically influential environment.

• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary creative teams to deliver high impact integrated campaigns, digital activations, trade events, and on set content to the highest creative and production standards.
• Provide strategic and hands on creative direction across video, digital, experiential, and presentation platforms, ensuring cohesive and insight driven output.
• Drive innovation and excellence in design, storytelling, and branded content to strengthen audience connection and elevate BBC Studios' brand perception.
• Oversee the development and delivery of distinctive, multi platform content aligned with BBC Studios' commercial and creative objectives.
• Mentor and manage creatives, producers, and digital talent-cultivating collaboration, professional growth, and intelligent risk taking.
• Contribute to senior management decision making, including resource planning, budget oversight, workflow optimisation, and departmental strategy.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and ensure all creative work meets BBC editorial, technical, compliance, and organisational standards.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Exceptional creative and digital expertise, with a strong record of delivering high quality, innovative work.
• Proven leadership experience, demonstrating effective Creative Direction and team management across multidisciplinary groups.
• Strong multi platform credentials, including strategic vision, digital storytelling, and brand building capability.
• Solid production experience across relevant formats and environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to pitch, present, and influence senior stakeholders confidently and persuasively.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Proven creative leader with strong conceptual abilities and a track record of delivering original, impactful ideas across multiple platforms.
• Deep expertise in brand positioning, digital storytelling, and large scale integrated campaign development.
• Highly skilled in copywriting, art direction, and producing high quality creative across digital, social, and traditional channels.
• Strong understanding of social media, video strategy, analytics, emerging technologies, and performance driven optimisation.
• Excellent people leadership skills, demonstrating resilience, sound judgement, and the ability to collaborate effectively while upholding BBC editorial and ethical standards.

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 as soon as possible.

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email: .

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: , registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.