Digital Content & Brand Protection Executive - 12 mth FTC

This unique role, which is dedicated to protecting BBC Studios’ valuable Children’s programmes, involves working across both the content protection and brand protection functions of the Content & Brand Protection Team at BBC Studios. The Content & Brand Protection Team sits within the Business & Legal Affairs division of BBC Studios.

The role involves protecting BBC Studios’ Children’s content from unauthorised uploads onto social media platforms, to protect it against inappropriate use and to protect BBC Studios’ own content sales. It also involves protecting Children's brands from unlicensed and/or inappropriate use, by providing administrative support to the brand protection lawyers in the Content & Brand Protection Team, and to the wider BBC Studios business.

Legal experience is not essential, but a keen interest in intellectual property – particularly copyright and trade marks – and how to protect it, is desirable.

• Liaising with BBC Studios’ internal business units and partners to identify content to be protected on social platforms.
• Utilising YouTube’s Content ID fingerprinting tool (and equivalent tools on other social platforms) to identify unauthorised copies of BBC Studios’ content on these platforms.
• Applying BBC Studio policies and exercising sound judgment in determining how to treat user uploaded content, balancing competing commercial, reputational and legal considerations.
• Researching and resolving rights-related issues, conflicts and 3rd party claims.
• Assisting the brand protection lawyers in enforcing BBC Studios’ trade mark rights including via customs recordables
• Providing administrative support to the brand protection team including managing invoices, maintaining databases and trade mark budget spreadsheets, and other administrative processes
• Under instruction from the brand protection lawyers, performing online takedowns from ecommerce marketplaces.
• Collating evidence for trade mark related disputes
• Working collaboratively with other members of the legal team and wider-BBC Studios business.

Essential

• You are aware of the BBC’s content and key brands and can talk with passion about the content and brands you love.
• You have some experience of working in a commercial environment.
• You are well organised and autonomous, able to prioritise a busy workload and focus on key activities to drive most impact.
• You are detail oriented - the role requires maintaining and optimising existing and new processes, keeping up to date records.
• You are able to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely and to build relationships and work supportively as a team member.
• You show initiative, commitment and flexibility when faced with obstacles.
• You are motivated to learn and open to constructive feedback.
• You are computer literate with skills across a range of IT packages, including Excel

Desirable

• You have some familiarity with content sharing / social media platforms (eg YouTube, TikTok, Dailymotion) preferably from both a user and account management perspective
• You have experience of handling confidential and sensitive information
• You have some knowledge and/or experience of copyright and trade mark law. You have some knowledge of fair dealing / fair use exceptions to copyright infringement and their relevance to social media platforms.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from under represented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. We strive to be the best British content company in the world, attracting the best creative talents in the business, so that we can bring premium quality award-winning programmes, content and brands to the viewer no matter where they are.

The BBC Group has set out the first in a new series of bold steps to transform our programming and better represent the public we serve. We have the biggest financial investment to on-air inclusion in the industry, together with our existing commissioning budget, we are committed to throwing open our doors more widely than ever to diverse stories and diverse storytellers. Together with a diverse workforce we will accelerate the pace of change in increasing diversity and inclusion both on and off air

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please visit our website.

Band: C
Contract Type: 12 month FTC
Location: London

Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Home-based plus two/three days a week in the office)

We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at resourcing@bbc.co.uk with the job reference in the subject. We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates

• Flexible/agile working - opportunities across the business. We’re happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.
• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications.
• Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.