Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract/Attachment, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Glasgow– Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £39,800 - £49,800 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
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
Everything BBC News Social does is driven by audiences – we go where they are and use our journalism to engage them and try to build a valuable relationship. We are based across the UK and uniquely work with story teams across BBC News and around the world. This role offers the opportunity to build skills across a wide range of social production and work on the biggest news stories, with huge platforms to do so.
The role works on a shift pattern of four, ten hour days a week, sometimes working weekends, early shifts from 6am and late shifts until 11pm, with earlies, lates and weekends from home.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Be part of the dynamic and innovative team at the forefront of digital storytelling for BBC News. As a senior journalist, you’ll be implementing strategy to engage new audiences and drive them to our website. Help BBC News TikTok continue to grow and target under-25s, tell stories on the world’s biggest news Instagram account, break global news stories across WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, X, LinkedIn - and who knows where else in the future.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
• Breaking news and producing engaging content across all social platforms, in video (short and long form), stills, and text
• Deliver to tight deadlines and manage workflows of more junior colleagues, complying their work in line with BBC editorial standards
• Commissioning colleagues from around BBC News to make social-first content
• Curating accounts daily in line with platform-specific strategy
• Responding to data and social listening
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• Writing, curation and management of large social accounts
• A high standard of editorial judgment, writing ability and production skills based on substantial journalism experience
• Breaking news experience on national and international stories
• Shortform vertical video editing (Final cut pro preferable)
• Ability to write creatively in an engaging manner, appropriate to differing audiences and platforms
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
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.
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 the BBC
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
Candidate pack
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
#J-18808-Ljbffr