Senior Journalist, Digital Growth EXTEND, Cardiff

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Senior Journalist, Digital Growth EXTEND, Cardiff

Client:

BBC

Location:

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

7

Posted:

22.02.2025

Expiry Date:

08.04.2025

Job Description:

Package Description

Job Reference: 21405/EX2324
Band: D
Salary: £39,800-£49,800 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Wales - Hybrid

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

• 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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme, and discounted dental, health care, and gym.

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact us.

Job Introduction

This role is advertised as part of our Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010, or the definition of disability in Northern Ireland.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible.

Main Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Assistant Editor (Journalism & Digital Growth), you will use data to drive key editorial decision making and story commissioning.
• Develop expertise in SEO and audience analytics to support journalism and maximize audience across digital platforms.
• Combine a strategic approach to planned Sport content, as well as being reactive to live audience trends.
• Drive digital growth by collaborating with audience teams across the BBC.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate must have:

• First class Sport News judgement, including editorial compliance of multi-platform content based on substantial sport journalism experience.
• Strong experience of written Sport content and the factors impacting audience performance.
• Excellent communication skills and a great team worker, sharing best practices between teams.
• Direct experience of issues affecting diverse communities in Sport.
• An in-depth knowledge and passion for Wales and Welsh Sport.

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. 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.

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

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.