Media Scheduler

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time / Fixed-term contract until 31st December 2026
DEPARTMENT: Media Scheduling TV Genres
LOCATION: Salford. Hybrid working (2 days in the office, 3 remote)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £34,000 - £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Reporting to a Media Portfolio Manager, the Media Scheduler is accountable for planning and scheduling BBC promotions on a given platform (TV, radio or iPlayer/online) in order to reach the right audience at the right time with the right message. Responsible for ensuring schedules are editorially sound, meet all the requirements of transmission and are fit for broadcast. Responsible for applying the principles of media planning, marketing and advertising and using all available audience data to create the most audience focused promotions schedule.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

A Media Scheduler will have the opportunity to shape future audiences of the BBC. Joining a team of channel specialists, you will have the opportunity to become an expert in promoting specific BBC brands. The role will see you working across strategic media plans, and working in a team that oversee all aspects of BBC owned media inventory. We will help you build strong relationships outside of media planning, with key brand stake holders, and marketing teams

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Manages the scheduling and placement of promotional media on BBC inventory.
• Ensures all inventory is scheduled to reach the right audiences at the right time with the right messages
• Owning responsibility for creating and implementing an inventory laydown plan, in liaison with platform leads and Marketing teams, ensuring efficient use of airtime and BBC Creative resources
• Develop an in depth knowledge of BBC media inventory and become an expert in using it in the most efficient and effective ways to reach the right audiences, and being a media expert in the room
• Is reactive to late and tactical changes in the marketing plan whilst ensuring campaigns still deliver effective reach (the amount of the audience who see/hear a promo) and frequency (the amount of times an average audience member sees/hears a promo)
• Responsible for identifying cross promotion opportunities to navigate audiences to other BBC services/events (i.e. planning promotion for 'The Traitors: Uncloaked' from BBC Sounds off the back of The Traitors on BBC One)
• Manages unavoidable late changes to campaigns and schedules, escalating as necessary

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Broadcast experience in media planning working within a broadcasting company, advertising, media or research agency.
• Experience of dealing with colleagues from within own department and building good working relationships with colleagues outside of immediate work area.
• Knowledge of audience data and ability to analyse, interpret and apply media research.
• Experience of analysing and interpreting data.
• Ability to analyse viewing data and write reports
• Knowledge of broadcast audience scheduling and evaluation systems.

DISCLAIMER

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.

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