Assistant Editor, Front Page Curation

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom BBC Full time

Journalism- Fixed Term - Full Time- London, GB, W1A 1AA- BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST- Job Closing Date: 19.11.2024**THE ROLE**:
**Package Description**:
**Job Reference**: 18629

**Band**: E

**Salary**:£54,000 - £64,250 plus London Weighting, 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 attachment/FTC

**Location**: Office Base is London Broadcasting House

**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.

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**Job Introduction**:
The Curation team in Digital Output is looking for an **assistant editor for front pages to work on a 12 month attachment **alongside the existing assistant editor.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Oversee daily curation, making sure we are presenting the most important stories and video of the day with the best headlines and images
- Provide daily editorial direction for front page SJs
- Act as a representative for the team in daily meetings, leading them where needed
- Shape next-day front pages based on news priorities
- Provide insight, planning and strategic thinking on planned push alerts
- Maximise curation possibilities presented by Tipo and other tools
- Initiate and manage curation experiments to drive engagement and reach
- Excellent editorial judgement and experience of working with or in a curation team to execute a digital promotion plan for the front page
- Ability and willingness to be hands-on with the front page, while also being across other editorial priorities
- A thorough appreciation of UK and global news priorities in a fast-paced breaking news environment
- A track-record of using data to reach new audiences and drive habit
- A proven record of fostering an inclusive and purposeful team culture
- Demonstrable experience of developing and honing newsroom workflows
- Command of existing and new tools used to promote and curate content

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**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.

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