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JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £42,800 - £58,500 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
As a 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 news 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.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Based in the London Broadcasting House newsroom, you will be part of a busy and supportive team bringing news stories to BBC audiences around the world. The role involves driving the daily news agenda, working with correspondents, generating ideas for articles and devising the best formats to tell them, while thinking about how these stories are helping the BBC to reach a broader audience.
An understanding of how search and social trends and audience data improve our journalism will be part of the job. This role will also be called upon to manage the curation of the website, particularly when on overnight shifts, on both the UK and international facing sites.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITES AND IMPACT
• Reacting swiftly, calmly and accurately to breaking news with succinct push alerts, compelling headlines and strong pictures
• Writing, subbing and commissioning stories for the BBC News website, paying close attention to flow and tone
• Commissioning and working with correspondents for analysis and insight
• Managing and briefing a team of writers on a wide range of topics
• Knowledge of search and audience data and the ability to use it 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
• The 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
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
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