Senior Content Manager (BritBox)

TL;DR

Senior Content Manager (BritBox): Building and owning photography and imagery capability from the ground up with an accent on photo asset management, approvals and distribution across teams. Focus on establishing centralised DAM platform, scalable workflows, system integrations and controlled access for marketing, publicity and creative needs.

Location: London Television Centre – Hybrid

Salary: £50,000 - £58,000 plus £5,441 London Weighting, depending on skills and experience

Company

A globally renowned media company from the BBC making and distributing TV, audio and digital content; BritBox is a streaming service for British TV expanded to markets like North America, Australia and Nordics.

What you will do

• Own and manage all BritBox photography assets for originals and acquisitions as central point of accountability.
• Partner with photographers, publicists and talent reps to guide shoots, handle editing, retouching and secure approvals.
• Curate and deliver imagery aligned to brand guidelines for marketing, publicity and creative teams.
• Lead integration with Media Asset Management systems and build BritBox Digital Asset Management platform as secure repository.
• Define storage, metadata, watermarking, embargo and usage controls with region- and department-based access.
• Manage acquisition imagery, track embargoes and rollout plans; own Publicity Media Site for press assets.
• Drive integrations and scalable workflows across DAM, internal platforms and partners for growth.

Requirements

• Significant experience in photography, photo management or Digital Asset Management leadership in media/entertainment.
• Proven experience building photography/asset management functions and workflows from scratch.
• Strong knowledge of unit photography, talent approvals, publicity; hands-on with editing, curating imagery.
• Experience with photo editing, retouching, DAM systems, metadata, access controls and embargoes.
• Proactive self-starter able to own agenda in matrixed, multi-location organisation.
• Excellent senior-level stakeholder management across marketing, press, publicity and creative teams.
• Highly organised with experience in calendars, trackers and scalable approval workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible 35-hour week with 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays and option to buy 5 extra days.
• Defined pension up to 10% employer contributions, life assurance, accident benefit.
• Caring/parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access.
• Hybrid forward-thinking environment valuing innovation, creativity and cross-functional leadership.
• Commitment to sustainability, diversity, inclusion and career development in values-led culture.