Project Manager (AI Creative Lab)
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JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month FTC / Attachment
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios AI Creative Lab
LOCATION: London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £48,000 - £58,000 (including London weighting). Salary dependent on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
WE ARE BBC STUDIOS 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.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The AI Creative Lab within BBC Studios Global Content is an initiative designed to supercharge AI innovation across our global content portfolio. Supporting Scripted, Unscripted, Global Productions, Audio, and Kids & Family, the Lab will shape bespoke creative solutions while responsibly and adventurously embracing rapidly emerging technologies.
As Project Manager you will be responsible for driving and delivering a portfolio of AI/ML projects as well as owning and expanding capabilities of the central information management system built in Airtable.
A very confident user of Airtable, Slack, Teams, Jira or Asana, Miro or Mural, as well as a good working knowledge of popular AI platforms and services, you will ensure the team is working towards established goals and OKRs. You will manage deadlines, keep Genre leads and production teams well informed, and ensure projects and communication remains organised, efficient and smoothly run.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM? This is an exciting opportunity to join BBC Studios at a time when cutting-edge technology meets worldclass storytelling. With the energy and ambition of a startup inside a global powerhouse, the Lab offers the chance to work at the forefront of next-generation content production.
Working across some of the UK's most loved shows and brands, you will lead projects which explore emerging tools and technology to keep BBC Studios Global Content at the forefront of innovation. A key representative of the AI Creative Lab, you will help shape its growth and success by building trust with leaders and production teams. Your drive to push boundaries, deliver beyond expectation and creatively solve problems will help us set the standard for responsible, ambitious, principled use of AI.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT Build, expand, operate and maintain Airtable to build dashboards, slides, reports and project structures to keep teams aligned and streamline progress communication workflows
Track and manage a portfolio of AI/ML projects, ensuring clear goals, ARCI, and consistent reporting of progress towards multiple genres, stakeholders and production teams
Manage timelines, resources and priorities, setting deadlines, tracking progress and ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, on time and to agreed standards and policies
Act as the central coordination point for the AI Creative Lab, working with the Head to keep Genre leads, producers and internal stakeholders informed through regular updates, reports, and demonstrations
Facilitate collaboration across creative, technical and production functions, ensuring smooth communication via Airtable to Keynote/Powerpoint, Teams, Jira, Miro and other tools
Champion automation and responsible efficiency optimization, supporting the exploration, testing and integration of emerging AI technologies to enable efficient content creation and production
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Proven track record and experience of managing and delivering complex technology-centric projects or products using lean methodologies, modern tools, automation, delivering on time and to budget.
Strong proficient use of Airtable and experience of using the full range of functions for presentations, dashboards, and as a project management hub. Evidence of building reports, dashboards and structured workflows and delivering to a wide range of stakeholders at all levels
High level competency with presentation and communication tools, primarily Keynote/PowerPoint, spreadsheets (Excel/Sheets, pivot tables, PowerBI); Canva experience a bonus
Proficiency with modern project, product and communication tools, such as Slack, Teams, Jira/Asana, Miro/Mural and similar platforms
Good working knowledge and experience of using common AI platforms including, but not limited to, Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, CoPilot. Evidence of working in roles which are results‑driven, and require a proactive, problem-solving approach to delivery, with an obvious passion and interest for television and content production
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply as soon as possible
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- Location:
- London
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Broadcast Media
