Job Description
Who We Are BBC Studios Productions is renowned for crafting world-class television across genres including Drama, Comedy, Factual, Entertainment, Music, Natural History, Kids & Family, and Audio. Built on a century-long legacy of storytelling excellence, it operates as the national production arm of BBC Studios, delivering iconic titles like EastEnders, Strictly Come Dancing, Dragon's Den, Silent Witness, and Blue Planet to audiences worldwide. Runner Talent Pool We regularly hire Runners to support our productions and have created this page for you to upload your CV if you’re interested in working with us. We look for Runners to work in a variety of roles across our productions. This can include: Running on location – setting up kit, organising lunch, collecting release forms, logging, data wrangling, and charging batteries. Running in studio – setting up and stocking the green room, looking after guests, collecting props, and printing scripts. We also hire runners on our shows where they may need to ferry rushes and support cast and crew, and other times we look for general help in the office and admin tasks. If you are a runner and are interested in working with us, please register your details accordingly. How Our Talent Pools Work This Runner talent pool is an opportunity for us to reach out and engage with people who want to work in our team. Once you have submitted your details, you will automatically become part of our Runner database. We will not be running assessments or interviews at this stage, although productions may run a selection/due diligence process when they are looking to hire. Unfortunately, being in the pool doesn't mean you'll be guaranteed to work with us, but it does mean you'll be considered when opportunities arise. When we have opportunities we may hire directly from the pool if someone has the exact skills and experience required. If it's a more general opportunity we will reach out to the pool and invite expressions of interest. If you're not available, don't worry, we accept this is going to be the case and you can just submit interest the next time something comes up. There may be occasions where no one in the pool is suitable or as a business we want to advertise more widely in which case the role will go out to market. If this happens you are welcome to apply. Please note: some of the questions in the form are specific to particular genre/business areas (e.g. working with kids, confidence driving, etc). Don't worry if you have no experience in those areas - just be honest in your answers. All our productions are looking for different things, we just want to know about your specific skills and experience. 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. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer. We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Redeployment The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk. Information at a Glance This is your BBC At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain. Find out more about BBC Studios and life at BBC Studios. A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days. Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions). Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit. BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture. Benefits may vary if you are joining on a fixed-term contract basis. You Belong We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel