Location
London - Television Centre

Hours
Full-time, Permanent

Salary
Up to £50,000 per year plus £5,441 London Weighting and a 20% Ad Sales Bonus depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

About the Role
BBC StoryWorks is the award-winning commercial brand studio within BBC Studios, creating content-led campaigns across the BBC’s global ecosystem, from branded films and digital creative to podcasts and written storytelling. As a Content Strategist, you will develop market-leading branded content solutions for a diverse portfolio of international clients, helping to grow our offering across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will work closely with the Strategy Director and collaborate with teams across Strategy, Creative, Production and the wider Ad Sales organisation, engaging with stakeholders in editorial, marketing, design, web development and compliance.

This is an opportunity to join a highly creative, collaborative and ambitious studio producing award-winning work for some of the world’s most influential brands. You’ll thrive here if you’re confident, imaginative and comfortable navigating a complex matrix environment. The role suits someone who enjoys both teamwork and independent ownership, excels at stakeholder management, and brings calm, focus and initiative under pressure. It’s a chance to contribute to meaningful storytelling within a trusted global media organisation.

Your key responsibilities include developing strategic creative content solutions that meet client objectives and resonate with global BBC audiences; crafting compelling pitch decks with persuasive storytelling that sells the content solution and BBC StoryWorks as the right partner; working closely with BBC data teams and keeping a finger on the pulse of cultural and consumer trends to develop insights-driven strategy; collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders including leading briefings and ensuring projects are managed effectively with clear deadlines and expectations; and pitching and presenting proposals directly to clients and agencies.

Experience
- Extensive experience in branded content development at a publisher, agency or brand.
- Proven ability to develop pitch materials and proficiency with presentation tools such as PowerPoint.
- Experience in gathering and utilising audience insights and knowledge of the latest trends in media, advertising and content.
- Strong understanding of a wide range of content formats and distribution platforms in the modern media ecosystem.

About you
- An innovative, creative thinker and problem-solver who can develop compelling strategies and content solutions.
- Clear communicator able to present directly to clients and internal stakeholders to persuasively convey ideas.
- Comfortable working under deadlines while maintaining focus on both the big picture and smallest details.
- Confident, imaginative and able to navigate a complex matrix environment.
- Excels at stakeholder management and brings calm, focus and initiative under pressure.

Qualifications
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we encourage you to apply. A passion for meaningful storytelling within a global media organisation is essential.