Social Media Executive - YouTube

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Job Details   JOB BAND : C
CONTRACT TYPE :
Full Time Attachment / Fixed Term Contract until March 2027
DEPARTMENT:  BBC Sounds
LOCATION :
Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE : £28,000 - £32,000 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  We're looking for a creative and ambitious Social Media Executive to join the BBC Sounds You Tube and Visualised Podcast team to help deliver 16:9 full-length visualised podcasts across You Tube and on BBC-owned platforms - such as BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
You will work alongside our You Tube team, Commissioning teams, Production companies and often the presenters themselves to deliver full-length, fully visualised podcast episodes for You Tube to an industry-leading standard. You'll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced, and innovative environment where best-practice is key, and be part of a friendly and experienced wider social media team working across the BBC.
We are particularly interested in candidates with strong, demonstrable You Tube experience with a passion for podcasts. Best-practice knowledge across You Tube will be key to this role.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Visualised podcasting, and the BBC's presence on You Tube, is an exciting and rapidly developing area within the BBC and BBC Sounds.
This is an exciting chance to work across the BBC's visualised podcasting presence on You Tube, with 2025's slate including:
Game's Gone The Steve Bracknall Podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked, Miss Me?, The Tooney and Russo Show - with many more titles upcoming for You Tube in 2026.
You will be encouraged to bring your creativity, ideas, and passion for You Tube, You Tube best-practice and visualised podcasts working across a variety of titles and genres.
YOUR

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Support across BBC Sounds' 16:9 full length podcast presence on You Tube. This role is likely to be assigned 3-4 titles to lead across.
Support across BBC Sounds' You Tube channel management. This role is likely be assigned 1-3 You Tube channels where successful candidate will be expected to act as channel manager.
Support across BBC Sounds' podcast clip strategy across You Tube.
Co-ordinating and managing delivery of content from internal and external suppliers. This will regularly involve clear, polite feedback and edit notes.
Designing and creating multiple thumbnail options for You Tube video uploads, and support others within the team to do this.
Work collaboratively across You Tube titling options, thumbnail text, metadata, descriptions and You Tube search optimisation.
Work with our You Tube team to demonstrate best-in-class platform knowledge, using and testing You Tube features to support podcast publishing (Premieres, You Tube Hype Chart, previews, thumbnails etc.)
Ensure all content complies with the BBC editorial guidelines, and support teams and suppliers in meeting these standards.
Regularly collaborate with other social teams, podcast commissioners, production companies, presenters and content discovery teams.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE  ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
A strong passion for and deep knowledge of the BBC's podcast and radio output. A regular consumer of You Tube content, especially in the podcast space.
Clear communication and organisation skills. This role will involve working collaboratively with multiple internal and external teams and individuals.
Effective organisational skills. This role will involve managing multiple responsibilities, projects and deadlines concurrently.
Confidence to clearly and concisely feedback to external suppliers of content, and manage important non-BBC relationships on a weekly basis.
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with strong video…