Senior Creative Strategist

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC StoryWorks

LOCATION: New York

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: $105,000 - $115,000 depending 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

As a Senior Creative Strategist, you’ll drive strategic storytelling and campaign development for BBC StoryWorks across the Americas. You’ll lead branded content ideation, shape major client pitches, and serve as the post-sale creative director for projects you sell through, ensuring a clear throughline from pitch to execution. You’ll also drive content innovation by pushing the boundaries of how we use established formats, such as video, audio, articles, ad-funded programming (AFP), web experiences to craft distinctive, audience-led campaigns that deliver value for both our brand partners and BBC audiences.

Ideal candidates are fluent in platform-specific storytelling and bring deep experience across sectors like Technology, Finance, Travel, Auto, and Sport.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Our team works with commercial partners to create engaging and compelling content campaigns designed with the BBC's desirable North American and global audience in mind. Our custom content solutions amplify advertisers’ key messaging strategies while aligning with passion-driven BBC.com News and Features brands including BBC Culture, BBC Earth, BBC Business, BBC Innovation, BBC Travel, BBC Sport, Top Gear, and Bluey.

We’re seeking a creative thinker to help shape smart, innovative content and experiences that resonate with BBC audiences and deliver on our partners’ messaging goals. You’ll join a passionate team of storytellers, strategists, and producers driving the next chapter of BBC StoryWorks in the Americas, collaborating on globally impactful branded content for one of the world’s most trusted media brands across both emerging and established formats.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

You’re a creative leader and strategic thinker who thrives on developing stories and branded content that truly resonate with audiences. You bring a strong editorial sensibility, a passion for platform-first innovation, and the ability to guide projects from pitch through post-sale execution. You enjoy collaborating across teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Experience working in or adjacent to a news environment, with an understanding of editorial compliance and standards, will help you succeed in this role.

• Lead creative ideation for branded content programs that align with the BBC’s editorial voice and meet advertiser objectives.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including sales, marketing, editorial, and design—to develop and present standout pitch decks and proposals for RFPs and proactive campaigns, leveraging research, audience insights, and market trends.
• Guide the development of branded and AFP concepts in Technology, Finance, Travel, and Health verticals, bringing subject-matter fluency and brand insight to the creative process.
• Act as creative lead in post-sale, working closely with producers, project managers, and external partners to bring sold-in concepts to life with excellence and consistency
• Partner with project management and production teams to develop detailed campaign plans, budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
• Embrace platform-first content strategies across social media platforms, developing ideas specifically designed for YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and emerging formats (not just versioning).
• Support junior creative team members by providing feedback, storytelling frameworks, and best practices.
• Collaborate globally with BBC StoryWorks teams in London, APAC, and EMEA to share ideas and refine creative standards.
• Contribute to internal documentation and creative resources such as case studies, talent lists, and storytelling playbooks.

Your Skills And Experience

• Comprehensive expertise in branded content across video, editorial, podcast, social, and experiential formats across verticals such as Technology, Finance, Travel and Health.
• Branded content fluency with the digital media landscape, ad sales processes, and KPIs that matter to brands
• Experience working within or adjacent to a news environment, including navigating editorial compliance and collaborating with legal, compliance, and editorial teams to meet regulatory and brand standards
• Adept at leveraging insights, audience research, data analytics, and platform trends to inform and shape innovative content strategies
• Excellent storytelling, writing, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate clear and compelling creative visions
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative mindset with experience working cross-functionally across sales, marketing, editorial, design, and production teams

Essential Criteria

• 6+ years of relevant experience in branded content, social media content, content marketing, creative strategy, or related roles, ideally within a publisher, branded content studio or agency

Desired But Not Required

• Background or education in marketing, brand strategy, creative writing, journalism, or related disciplines is a plus
• You bring curiosity, creativity, and a collaborative spirit to your work, along with a passion for meaningful, impactful storytelling.
• You’re self-motivated, highly organized, open to feedback, and thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments with a sense of humor that makes you a great team player.

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.

Benefits And Perks

• 100% Employer-Paid Medical and Dental Insurance (PPO plans)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Flexible, Hybrid Working Arrangements
• Work/life balance
• Free Retirement Consulting to All Employees
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Reimbursement

Hybrid:

This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

Compensation

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $105,000 to $115,000. This range does not include bonus compensation or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and geographic location of the position.

This range is not inclusive of a competitive bonus, flexible, hybrid working schedule & benefits including but not limited to: 100% BBCS covered medical & dental insurance, vision, & 401k match.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

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