Journalist, News Digital

Job Introduction

We are modernising BBC News to serve all audiences better.

Our plans will enable us to be a more diverse, inclusive and agile organisation that responds quickly to changing audience needs, provides you with exceptional career opportunities, and strengthens our position as a trusted, impartial, world leading news organisation.

Our plans also support the BBC’s objective to grow the value we deliver to audiences and transform our presence across the UK.

We are looking for creative journalists to join our new Live team - one of the three core teams in our Digital department. Your main duty will be to write and produce content for live digital coverage on the BBC News website and app. You will work closely alongside other teams in digital and within our wider news operation.

Main Responsibilities

When big news breaks, people around the world come to BBC News live pages in their millions. And our goal is simple: bring audiences to the heart of an unfolding story. We are looking for enthusiastic and driven journalists to help us do this as part of a new and ambitious team at the centre of the BBC newsroom. Journalists on the Live team will get a thrill from covering fast-paced, breaking news from the UK and around the world. They will write in a clear and captivating way and use photographs, graphics and videos to bring stories to life. They will need to be able to remain calm under pressure and to work collaboratively with others.

But we aren’t just looking for breaking news obsessives, we want reporters who will come up with creative ideas, chase leads and pursue original interviews. We need people who use social media to find perspectives others have overlooked and who can spot stories bubbling up before they break in a big way. Journalists on Live will also use data analytics to make sure our journalism is accessible and reaching as wide an audience as possible. And they will get the chance to shape our coverage, contribute editorial ideas and plan live reporting of major events - from general elections to Eurovision.
- Experience writing breaking news for digital news platforms
- A proven capacity to generate ideas, chase leads and work collaboratively on stories
- A track record of covering the UK and/or international news agenda with attention to accuracy, context and tone
- Familiarity with using social media, search and audience data to improve storytelling and broaden coverage
- Eagerness to deliver high quality video that brings audiences closer to the story
- An interest in new approaches to covering digital news and an awareness of the distinctive nature of live coverage

About the BBC

We don’t focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Package Description

Band: C
Contract type: 7x Continuing contracts

1 x 3-month FTC/attachment

1 x 7-month FTC/attachment

Location: London

Intended interview date: w/c 7th March

**Job Application Requirements**:

- CV
- Questionnaire with opportunity to detail your experience

**Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.**
- **_Excellent career progression _**- the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
- **_Unrivalled training and development opportunities_** - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
- **_Benefits_**:

- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.