Junior Designer, BBC Proms Publications

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 8-month attachment/fixed contract, full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Proms
LOCATION: London, W1A 1AA
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,000 - £33,000 plus London Weighting of £5,441 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

NB: The successful candidate will be required to start by Monday 12th January 2026

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The BBC Proms is the biggest classical music festival in the world. We run over 100 live events over 2 months in the summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London and venues around the UK. Nearly everything we do is broadcast across BBC Radio, TV and online. We are a creative, innovative festival that connects with audiences around the UK and across the globe. You would be part of a dynamic team that looks after Marketing, Learning, Communications, Publications, Business and Live Events. You will build skills in your chosen area and everyone on the team has a chance to work at events.

Click here to see a taste of the Proms in 2025. We want the Proms to be for everyone and are looking for people to help us do that. The 2026 Proms season runs from 17 July – 12 September.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As the Junior Designer you will work in the Proms Publications team with the Publications Designer to produce creative print and digital design solutions for the BBC Proms, BBC Orchestras and Choirs and other BBC departments.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Assist the Publications designer in the preparation and layout of material for the BBC Proms Guide, the Proms Mini Guide and BBC Proms and BBC Orchestras and Choirs printed concert programmes.
• Assist with the BBC Proms Brand rollout.
• Liaise with stakeholders and contributors such as editors, printers and other BBC content production teams, ensuring copy and print deadlines are met.
• Build new and use existing InDesign templates to produce promo pages, house ads and other elements for BBC Proms concert programmes (both print and digital).
• Design flyers, posters, leaflets, merchandise and other marketing materials for BBC Proms and BBC Orchestras and Choirs (e.g. campaign design, programmes, posters, adverts, flyers).
• Archiving and backup of all material.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven graphic design and artworking skills with a strong sense of visual aesthetics.
• Experience of working on layout for multi-paged publications and marketing materials.
• Experience of preparing work for print and comprehensive knowledge of print production.
• Substantial experience of Mac systems and InDesign, with familiarity in paragraph and character styling.
• Experience of using Photoshop and Illustrator to create engaging images for editorial and marketing content.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Ability to maintain brand consistency and work to brand guidelines.
• Ability to adapt and respond quickly to feedback from multiple stakeholders during the design process.
• Ability to organise and prioritise a heavy workload while working to tight deadlines, with great attention to detail.
• Ability to work well as part of a busy team.

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.

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Disclaimer

This 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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

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.