Managing Editor, BBC Mobile Platforms (London)

As Managing Editor, BBC Mobile Platforms, Jason is responsible for overseeing the content across the BBC’s mobile web, messaging and A/V offerings as well as looking at emerging areas including mobile broadcasting, out-of-home entertainment and information services.  Jason is Chair of the BBC Future Media Editorial Forum.

Previously, Jason was Executive Producer for bbc.co.uk, the world’s largest English-language website that covers a range of content from news to entertainment and user generated content.  He was responsible for working to shape the overall editorial portfolio and strategy in line with audience needs and emerging technologies.

As part of this work, Jason led a change programme across the BBC’s online producers called “Ensuring Excellence.” This programme aimed to build a stronger culture of excellence across hundreds of editorial staff in different production areas.  It focussed on how editorial standards, guidelines and training need to respond to the rapidly changing environment that is digital media.  The programme is part of the corporation’s BBC 2.0 initiative, which aims to fundamentally re-invent and improve the website over the next three years.  Jason has led the BBC’s efforts in Search & Navigation, resulting in the recent commencement of a multi-million pound programme of work in this area.

Prior to joining the BBC in 2002, Jason was Producer of Economist.com where he product managed the website and launched the digital brand into various new editorial areas.

Before moving to the UK in 2000, he worked in New York for CitySeach/Ticketmaster where he managed the design and production of a network of city guide websites and at FOX where he was a web producer and production manager.

Jason’s career began working on the early versions of a number of major American media sites.  He is proud to have been a member of the launch team for WashingtonPost.com.  Jason also worked as a consultant and freelancer for a number of small start-up companies during the “dot com boom.”

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