Peter Gibbons

Hi, I'mPeter Gibbons

Peter Gibbons

I'm a product leader with 12+ years in media and entertainment. I lead with strategy, think like a designer, and care deeply about the craft behind everything I ship.

Media & entertainmentB2B platformsBased in London
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A selection of my work

Grant Digital is a global social commerce agency and Gold-tier TikTok Shop Partner, founded by the TikTok alumni who helped launch TikTok Shop.

Grant Digital

Social commerce agency website and staff hub

Replaced a template site with a fully custom brand website, then built an AI-powered staff hub that unites client performance data and tools. Both built with Claude Code.

Impact
  • 93% reduction in build and hosting costs
  • Staff hub shipped in under two weeks
  • Scalable AI layer built on Amazon Bedrock
Visit grant.digital(opens in a new tab)
Social commerce agency website and staff hub, screenshot 1 of 3

BBC Studios is the BBC's commercial arm, creating globally loved brands and distributing programming to over 200 territories worldwide, generating £2bn+ in annual revenue.

BBC Studios

Global B2B content distribution platform

Transformed the digital catalogue of 12,000+ shows into an industry-leading screening platform for content buyers, and gave sales teams a powerful pitching tool.

Impact
  • Supports over £400M in content sales
  • Contributed to 30% overall revenue increase
  • NPS 88
Visit sales.bbcstudios.com(opens in a new tab)
Global B2B content distribution platform, screenshot 1 of 4
BBC

Virtual events platform

When in-person sales events were cancelled overnight, built and launched a virtual events platform in two months. So successful it was expanded throughout the COVID years to power the BBC flagship sales events.

Impact
  • Voted best sales event platform at MIPCOM 2021
  • 64% cost reduction
  • 44% higher attendance than in-person
Virtual events platform, screenshot 1 of 3
BBC Studios

Ad sales marketing hub

Launched a self-service marketing platform for advertisers, replacing reactive manual processes and eliminating the risk of losing potential clients.

Impact
  • +50% growth in ad revenues
  • +54% increase in deal values
Visit advertising.bbcstudios.com(opens in a new tab)
Ad sales marketing hub, screenshot 1 of 3

WhatsOnStage is the UK's leading theatre website, drawing over 800,000 monthly visitors and 2 million monthly pageviews, covering news, reviews and ticketing for West End and UK theatre.

WhatsOnStage

UK's leading theatre site

Drove new show discovery and e-marketing systems through a full mobile-first re-platform, growing audiences and revenue.

Impact
  • +200% increase in ticket revenue
  • +25% annual page views
  • 800k to 1.4M global email subscribers
Visit whatsonstage.com(opens in a new tab)
UK's leading theatre site, screenshot 1 of 2
WhatsOnStage

Europe's largest publicly voted theatre awards

Led a full re-platform and re-brand, introducing a new voting system and a shareable content strategy designed to maximise social reach and sponsor value.

Impact
  • 84M Twitter impressions
  • +56% increase in users YoY
Visit awards.whatsonstage.com(opens in a new tab)
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Self-initiated products, designed and built end-to-end using AI-assisted development.

Stagelog

Theatre logging and social platform

Built around a genuine gap: no great way to record the shows you've seen and keep track of what's coming, across web and native iOS.

Impact
  • Designed and shipped end to end, solo
  • Web + native iOS companion app
  • Built with Claude Code
Visit stagelog.co(opens in a new tab)
Theatre logging and social platform, screenshot 1 of 3
TicketReveal

Surprise ticket gift reveal

Turns concert tickets, a show or a trip into a digital ticket the recipient pulls from its sleeve or scratches out of gold foil. A paid upgrade personalises it with a photo, custom words and occasion wrapping, and adds email delivery.

Impact
  • Designed and shipped end to end, solo
  • Free to use with no account, and a paid upgrade sold in over 80 countries
  • Built with Claude Code
Visit ticketreveal.com(opens in a new tab)
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The way I think

  • Hide the complexity, never the clarity

    Messy data, complex systems and competing stakeholders are internal problems. What people see and experience must always be considered, clear and intuitive.

  • Build for the user, win for the business

    The best commercial outcomes come from putting the user first. I keep business value front of mind in every decision, but I've learned that products which truly work for people are the ones that move the needle.

  • Lead with kindness, earn real trust

    Psychological safety isn't soft. It's what unlocks great work. I actively build cultures where people feel safe to challenge, disagree and take risks, because that's where the best products come from.

What others say

“Peter has a reputation for focusing on realising business value and exemplary stakeholder engagement in order to deliver the best products in a highly effective manner.”

Lee Cooper, VP Product & Technology, BBC Studios

“An exceptional product manager with a deep understanding of audience needs, balancing business, technology and design constraints. Peter has a great eye for UX and visual design, always striving for the simplest and most appealing consumer experience.”

Scott KrauseDirector of Product Management, AudienceView (WhatsOnStage)

“A rare combination, who brings both cross departmental, big‑picture strategic thinking and consistently high‑quality delivery.”

Anna JacksonHead of Business Analysis, BBC Studios

“Peter brings quality and rigour to every task. His big picture thinking and deep understanding of product process means you are always in safe hands when he's in charge.”

Bryony HallCreative Director, BBC

Building something ambitious? Let's talk.