Tester

BBC Group and Public Services; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000

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Tester

London, GB, W12 7FA

Job Closing Date: 10/04/2025

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 22330

Band: C

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: £35,100 - £40,000 + London Weighting (£5,319), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Location: Office Base is London, Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.

ABOUT BBC STUDIOS

BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.

ABOUT OUR ADVERTISING PRODUCT TEAM

The Advertising Product team sits within the Digital News and Streaming group and has ownership of all ad product decisions; sitting across formats, audience segmentation, demand partnerships and the technology needed to deliver ads effectively and efficiently.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a skilled and growing team that is delivering premium ad experiences for our users whilst aiding the delivery of revenue growth to our overall business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Verifying functional and non-functional requirements for features developed under Ad product team.
• Key member of Product Testing Team (PTT) to ensure end to end execution of new ad technology.
• End-to-end testing of ad sales deals and provide testing support to Ad operations.
• Work with various cross-functional teams including ad technology (reporting line), ad operations, product management, inventory management and other technical delivery teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure adequate and appropriate test coverage.
• Contribute to technical documentation - interpreting, executing and recording test cases.
• Analysing and documenting test activities and results.
• Identifying and reporting issues and risks to relevant parties.
• Help to troubleshoot and resolve issues throughout the product life cycle.
• Aligning with and supporting the test process to ensure its consistent application across teams.
• Keeping up to date with new relevant technologies, industry best practice and applying these to the job.
• Learn and use the team's agile planning and delivery process.
• Learn and participate in the team’s software development methodologies such as documentation reviewing and continuous delivery.

LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets.

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?

• We offer a competitive salary package.
• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance.
• 26 days holiday (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.
• Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

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.