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Journalist, Digital News & Live

BBC Group and Public Services

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GBP 28,000 - 39,000

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An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Journalist to join their Digital News team. In this exciting role, you'll be at the forefront of news production, crafting engaging stories and videos that resonate with millions of users globally. Your sharp writing and editing skills will shine as you cover breaking news and develop content that captures audience interest. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, where your contributions will shape the news narrative. If you have a passion for journalism and thrive under pressure, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Experience in writing breaking news stories with accuracy and context.
Proven ability to produce engaging news videos for digital platforms.

Produce timely news stories and live page posts for a wide audience.
Work under pressure to deliver fast and accurate news coverage.

Fast-paced news writing

Video production and editing

Decision making under pressure

Generating audience-engaging ideas

Journalist, Digital News & Live

Job Reference: 22831
Band: C
Salary: £28,400 - £38,750 + London Weighting depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: x 4 Permanent x1 12m FTC/attachment x1 6m FTC/attachment
Location: Office Base is London Broadcasting House. This is an office based role.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.

Job Purpose

You will work at the heart of the BBC newsroom, producing stories, videos and working on live pages on the biggest daily news, bringing in many millions of users from the UK and around the world.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

A Journalist on the Digital News team will be expected to write accurate, pithy news stories, live page posts and produce timely digital video - with flair and context.

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 and working with a correspondent on analysis, or producing fast turnaround video of key news moments.

The team needs people with experience in text and video on digital news platforms who can quickly produce clear and accurate copy and identify key news lines and context.

These shift-based roles will include weekend and nights.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

Experience of writing fast-paced, breaking online news stories or live-page posts with attention to accuracy, context and tone
Experience of producing and editing news video that will appeal to digital news consumers
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

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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