Digital Content Protection Executive FTC

Job Requisition

Job Closing Date: 22-09-2026

London, G , W12 7FA

JOB BAND:

C

CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed-term Contract, 12 months

DEPARTMENT:
Commercial Rights & Business Affairs

LOCATION:

London Television Centre - Hybrid (approximately 2 days per week in the office)

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,500 - £35,000 plus London Weighting, 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.

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.

As Digital Content Protection Executive, you will help protect BBC Studios content and brands across You Tube, Tik Tok, Meta and other digital platforms. Working within the Content & Brand Protection team, you will use rights-management and fingerprinting tools to identify, track, block or monetise unauthorised uploads, resolve rights issues and support effective content protection. Training will be provided, making this a strong opportunity to build specialist experience in digital rights and platform operations.

Join a small, collaborative team protecting some of BBC Studios' best-known global brands, including Bluey, BBC Earth and Doctor Who. You'll gain hands‑on experience across content protection, rights management, digital platforms and data, working with teams across Production, Distribution, Sales, Licensing and Digital. The role offers training on specialist systems and the chance to build transferable skills in a fast‑evolving area, including emerging challenges around AI and digital content.

• Spreadsheet literacy, including confidence using Excel and working with large datasets.
• Familiarity with the backend of social media and content‑sharing platforms such as You Tube, Tik Tok or Meta.
• Experience interpreting rights, contractual or content‑related documentation accurately.
• Experience learning and applying new digital rights‑management, content‑management or platform administration tools.
• Experience analysing and presenting data clearly, highlighting relevant trends or issues

• Some knowledge of copyright, fair dealing/fair use or digital rights, and how these principles can apply to social media platforms.
• Experience with You Tube Content , Rightsline or similar rights‑management tools; training will be provided and prior platform‑specific experience is not essential.
• Paralegal experience

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.

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;
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