Job Vacancy: Director, News Docs and Long Form Journalism - BBC
Location: London, UK
As the Director, News Documentaries and Long Form Journalism, you will sit at the heart of the BBC News Senior Leadership Team, shaping the strategic vision and direction for our long-form journalism and current affairs output. This role will, for the first time, provide unified strategic oversight of all long-form documentary commissions, including world service and international commissioning and production.
The role will deliver the digital transformation of the BBC’s Current Affairs offering across all platforms including BBC iPlayer - the UK’s fastest growing streamer. It offers a rare opportunity to lead the BBC’s most groundbreaking and impactful storytelling. You will bring a forward-thinking vision, ensuring our journalism remains essential, innovative and connects with where audiences are going, not just where they’ve been.
The role is being introduced as part of the BBC News Action Plan in response to the recent Peter Johnston Review into the BBC documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone. The Director will have the mandate to review the BBC structures and processes to ensure we continue to produce powerful public interest current affairs journalism, while also upholding robust editorial compliance and fully implementing the findings of the Review.
The Director will also play a key role in shaping broader editorial strategies and driving excellence across the organisation by strengthening cross-divisional collaboration with BBC Nations and the Content division.