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Full time
12 Month Fixed Term
Chalfont Grove/Hybrid
We’re BFBS keeping forces communities around the world connected with home through our broadcasting and entertainment: we’ve an exciting TV Scheduling opportunity as part of our TV & Cinema operations.
You may have experience of broadcast scheduling and workflows, maybe not, but you have a feel for the type of organisational and process-orientated skills needed to join our team. You are a great communicator, flexible in approach and have a sharp attention to detail, able to commit and meet deadlines, even when the goalposts move due to the changing nature of live TV.
BFBS TV is the original Super-Aggregator! A VOD Planner is part of the scheduling team curating content and managing data for over 30 live and catch-up TV channels. Key tasks here include editorially collating and processing a variety of source metadata and images, publishing electronic programme guides and OTT rails, cross-referencing with BFBS rights agreements and updating additional licence information.
You’ll understand the need to maintain editorial compliance of a channel’s output – live and on-demand – including the protection of under-eighteens.
Data from our platforms as well as the wider UK marketplace will drive your decision making and influence the various promotional activities which showcase the range of programming and services BFBS TV offers.
You may also like to join working groups on special projects, contribute to our evolving content and wider strategies, and manage relationships with external suppliers.
Both roles are full-time and ordinarily based at our Chalfont Grove, Buckinghamshire HQ. After some initial familiarisation and training, an element of remote working will be possible in due course within the scope of our hybrid framework.
Further details of the role can be located by visiting our website at https://about.bfbs.com/tv-scheduler
If you have any questions or require more clarity about the role and what to expect, feel free to contact Adam Hardwick on adam.hardwick@bfbs.com or Nicola Green at nicola.green@bfbs.com
How to apply
Please submit your CV by clicking ‘Apply Now’ or e-mail to opportunities@bfbs.com
We would be grateful if you can also complete the Equal Opportunities form and submit as part of your application.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate current eligibility to work in the UK.
Why work for us?
BFBS is an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are committed to looking after our people, helping them to develop their skills and build successful careers.
What we offer
We offer a competitive employee benefits package that has been designed to support your health and well-being, and care for you financially. This includes a generous holiday entitlement, flexible/hybrid working, family friendly policies and an employee assistance programme.
We are a modern, vibrant and forward-thinking organisation and attract talented people to join and develop at BFBS, where we strive to create an inclusive and collaborative working environment where everyone can contribute, learn and be themselves. We have a number of networks run by our community of colleagues, including Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate current eligibility to work in the UK.
