Job Details
Senior Journalist, Digital News, Weekend
Job Band: D
Contract Type: Permanent, full‑time
Department: BBC News
Location: London (Broadcasting House)
Proposed Salary Range: £42,800 – £58,500
Job Closing Date: 18th November 2025
Flexible working: Discuss at offer stage
Purpose of the Role
As a weekend Senior Journalist on the BBC’s Digital News Team you will commission, sub‑and‑edit news stories, analysis, push alerts, pictures and video on the biggest stories of the day. You will be expected to be fast, accurate and creative, with a data‑led approach so that our stories engage all audiences and meet the rigorous standards of the BBC’s news front page. You will also support the assistant editor in managing a team of writers and help ensure the operation runs smoothly. As part of the weekend team, the successful candidate would play a key role in our weekend strategy, overseeing stories and videos on a wide range of subjects to meet the different needs and habits of the audience at weekends.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
* React swiftly, calmly and accurately to breaking news with succinct push alerts, compelling headlines and strong pictures.
* Write, sub and commission stories for the BBC News website, paying close attention to flow and tone.
* Commission and work with correspondents for analysis and insight.
* Manage and brief a team of writers on a wide range of topics.
* Use search and audience data to inform stories.
Your Skills and Experience – Key Criteria
* Excellent editorial judgement with significant experience editing breaking news in text on digital platforms.
* Demonstrable experience of using social media, search and audience data to improve digital storytelling, reach new audiences and broaden coverage.
* A track record of covering the UK and international news agenda and delivering insightful, high‑quality journalism to digital audiences.
* Ability to swiftly write and sub engaging news copy for news websites, with attention to accuracy, context and tone.
* Experience of making decisions under pressure.
* Experience and understanding of the formats, tools, and techniques to run rolling digital news coverage in both text and video.
Benefits
* 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 pension scheme 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.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.
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: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
Contact
If you have a general query, please email: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
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