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Posted 22 June, 2026
BBC

Operations Team Leader

BBC
London, GBR, W1A 1AA Fixed Term
Salary: £47,800 to £65,700 Annually
Reference: 45486

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month FTC/Attachment
DEPARTMENT: BBC Media Operations
LOCATION: London Broadcasting House
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £47,800 - £65,700 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

PUPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Operations Team Leader will divide time between being operational as a Production Specialist (PS) and Line Management in the department for Media Operations London. They will work a pattern fitting in with the PS team to cover day to day demands, forward planning known events, as well as line managing other members of the team.

The role involves maintaining and developing relationships with many stakeholders in the BBC. They will be the main point of contact for the PSs and work with other areas in Media Operations to prioritise effective and efficient content delivery.

The position will enable personal development as well as being able to enhance the capability of the team.

ABOUT THE TEAM

BBC Media Operations is at the heart of delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people, it manages the craft and production operations for the BBC’s news, radio, and some sport services across London, Salford, Birmingham with teams across the main UK sites. Our team captures, edits, and produces output 24/7 for TV, radio, and digital platforms. We are experts in our field, with exceptional technical, operational, and production creativity at our core. Working closely with our editorial colleagues, we co-create content that reaches millions of people across the UK and the world daily. The team also manages production services, editing and post-production, stores, some OB bases in England, and the BBC’s fleet of pool and broadcast vehicles.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

  • Operating as a Production Specialist
  • Lead and manage a team of Production Specialists
  • Work closely with Media Operations teams to ensure efficient and effective delivery across all platforms
  • Key point of contact in the team
  • Reporting to an Operations Executive

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Experience of multi-skilled content production
  • A good technical understanding of streaming and digital production
  • Team management experience
  • Familiarity with dealing with high level stakeholders
  • Ability to build positive relationships and achieve the best outcomes through collaboration
  • Demonstrable commitment to individual staff development and the wider change agenda

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.

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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