Job Title: Deputy Digital Editor (12 Month FTC)
Salary:£38,000
Dept: BBC Science Focus
Company Description
Our Media is a leading special‑interest content business based in the creative city of Bristol, home to market‑leading brands such as BBC Science Focus, BBC Wildlife Magazine, YourHome, Gathered.how, BikeRadar and Cycling Plus.
Position
We’re looking for a creative and ambitious Deputy Digital Editor to help grow the UK’s biggest and best science magazine. The ideal candidate will be a journalist and editor with a strong instinct for what makes online content successful, and the versatility to deliver it every day – from editing fast‑moving news stories and expert comment to transforming ideas into compelling longer reads.
Your responsibilities will be split between commissioning and editing a batch of digital features each month, editing the magazine and website’s news output, and supporting the Digital Editor to manage our digital platforms.
Responsibilities
* Generate ideas for timely news, features and stories hooked into the biggest talking points of the day
* Lead the production of a monthly digital issue, commissioning and editing standout features
* Edit and publish news stories and short and long‑form features, writing when required
* Curate and contribute to news content across platforms, including supporting the print magazine
* Support the Digital Editor with the day‑to‑day running of the site, stepping up to lead when needed
* Ensure all content is accurate, engaging, and meets editorial standards
A Bit About You
Essential:
* A driven journalist who can come up with brilliant, original content ideas and angles that will work well across our digital channel
* Web literate, with a strong understanding of how to create engaging digital content for platforms such as Google and Apple News
* Comfortable working with content management systems and digital publishing tools
* An eye for what makes a great science story and what angle Science Focus should take on it
* A confident communicator who is happy working with different teams – internal and external – to produce brilliant content
* Ability to chase experts and interviewees, to get the access and insight our readers want
* Visual thinker: able to digest data and marry images, infographics and copy to convey ideas
* Experience writing and editing for magazines and/or websites
* Able to build and grow their own work streams to get new projects up and running
* Organised and proactive, able to juggle multiple stories, deadlines and workflows at once
* Comfortable using collaborative organisation systems to manage editorial workflows and keep projects moving smoothly across teams
Preferred:
* A background in science or science journalism
* Confident with Photoshop and other Adobe software
* Confident in managing the production process behind digital issues
Other Information
We value diversity and inclusion and have six internal D&I network groups to support an open environment. If there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know.
Flexible and Hybrid Working
* Hybrid working pattern: 60% of the working week spent in the office
* Flexi time and flexi location policies, including the opportunity to work from another location for up to two weeks per year
* Open to discussing flexible working requests not covered by these policies
Company Benefits
* Pension contribution matched to 5%
* Season ticket loan
* Hybrid working pattern, flexi start/finish time
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure, plus birthday off
* Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday a year
* Enhanced parental leave policies
* Social committee, regular in‑house learning events
* 4x life assurance
Our Values
* Be kind
* Always curious
* Be the best we can be
Closing date: Tuesday 9th June 2026
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