Journalist, Digital News

6 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom BBC Full time £28,400 - £38,750 per year

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: 1 x Permanent

DEPARTMENT: BBC Digital News

LOCATION: London - Office Based

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,400 - £38,750 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Job Purpose
Join the BBC Digital News team at the heart of the newsroom, producing fast, accurate stories and videos that reach millions in the UK and worldwide. As a Journalist, you'll craft compelling content for live pages and key news moments, helping shape how audiences experience breaking news and in-depth analysis across BBC platforms.

These shift-based roles will include weekends and nights.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
You'll be part of a team that thrives on breaking news and creative storytelling. Working with colleagues in both the London newsroom and globally, you'll have the chance to innovate with formats, broaden your editorial horizons, and develop your skills in a fast-paced environment that prioritises accuracy and impact.

You will have a love of news, sharp writing and editing skills, and a thoughtful approach to how we tell a story. Tasks could range from jumping on a breaking news live page, to writing a news story, working with a correspondent on analysis, or producing fast turnaround video of key news moments.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

  • Write clear, accurate, and engaging news stories and live page updates under tight deadlines.
  • Collaborate with correspondents and editors to deliver analysis and creative treatments.
  • Generate ideas that attract new audiences and diversify coverage.
  • Respond quickly to breaking news and make editorial decisions under pressure.
  • Produce and edit timely digital video with flair and context for BBC audiences.

Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Experience of writing fast-paced, breaking online news stories or live-page posts with attention to accuracy, context and tone
  • A proven capacity to generate ideas that will help bring in new audiences and broaden our editorial agenda
  • A track record of working swiftly and making decisions under intense pressure
  • A track record of covering the UK and international news agenda
  • Understanding of audience behaviour and analytics

Desired But Not Essential

  • Familiarity with innovative digital formats and visual storytelling.
  • Experience of producing and editing news video that will appeal to digital news consumers

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.

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Redeployment

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.

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