Senior News Editor – News, Digital Output – BBC (London)
Job Reference: 14634
Band: F
Salary: £74,000 – £86,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: 12 month FTC/Attachment
Location: London, New Broadcasting House
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
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• Benefits -We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.
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Job Introduction
As Senior News Editor for Digital News, you will lead the 70-strong team responsible for 24/7 coverage of on-the-day and breaking news stories in the UK and around the world on BBC News digital platforms.
Reporting to the Executive News Editor, Digital Output, the role involves driving the daily news offer, working closely with the Digital Live, Curation and Commissioning teams to produce sharply focused, impartial and engaging stories in both text and video. You will also collaborate with BBC news content teams, as well as colleagues in Nations and Regions and the World Service, to help shape their coverage for digital audiences.
This is a job that requires excellent editorial judgement, creativity and the ability to motivate your team and others across the BBC to deliver world-class public service journalism on a daily basis.
Main Responsibilities
The main responsibilities for this role will be to:
– Lead a team of digital journalists delivering daily news output in text and video for UK and international stories
– Identify news priorities and opportunities, and help shape the key stories of the day for digital audiences
– Maintain the highest editorial standards, making sure our stories are framed well, clearly written and feature the best of the BBC’s reporting
– Work closely with editors in Curation and Live to co-ordinate coverage in real time, and develop effective working relationships with correspondents and reporters
– Foster a culture of innovation and support with direct reports as well as with wider teams
Are you the right candidate?
You will need to demonstrate the following key skills:
– Significant experience of directing daily news teams to deliver text and video coverage for digital platforms
– Excellent news judgement under pressure with a proven ability to spot the sharpest top lines and drive stories forward
– Extensive experience of working with reporters and editors across the UK and globally
– A clear understanding of digital analytics and how they can be used to shape journalism that reaches both existing and new audiences
– A proven track record of driving organisational and cultural change, and improving diversity and inclusion
– Ability to build close relationships with teams across BBC News
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.
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