Assistant Editor Commissioning EXTEND 22864
Assistant Editor Commissioning EXTEND 22864
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Job Description
Job Package
EX2324
Band : E
Salary :51700 to 61467 per annumdependent on relevant skills and experience
Location : Cardiff
This role is advertised as part of our BBC 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 the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 if applying in Northern Ireland. Youre broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and longterm negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and nonapparent conditions and impairments and medical conditions such as Cancer HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process or have any questions about our Extend programme please contact the BBC Extend team via the shared mailbox.
The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.
If youd like more information on BBC Extend please visit the BBC Extend webpage.
Welsh language skills arent essential for this role / Nid yw sgiliau yr Iaith Gymraeg yn hanfodol ar gyfer y swydd hon
Job Purpose
This role sits within the Commissioning and Investigations (C&I) team at BBC Cymru Wales Newsa group tasked with shaping and delivering the most impactful journalism for audiences across Wales and beyond.
As Assistant Editor for Commissioning and Audiences youll be at the heart of how we decide what stories we tell and why. Youll lead a talented team responsible for commissioning original journalism running our weekly Commissioning meetings allocating and providing production resource and tracking stories from pitch to publication.
This is a senior editorial leadership role with real creative and strategic scope. Youll drive forward the newsrooms commissioning culture blending insight from audience data with sharp editorial judgment. Youll help shape our response to audience needsespecially underserved communities such as working families and young peopleacross digital radio and TV platforms.
Youll work closely with C&I colleagues across our Planning News Impact and Wales Investigates teams as well as the wider newsroom to ensure the best ideas are resourced and delivered with ambition reach and clarity of purpose in the English and Welsh language.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
This is a role for a confident collaborative leader who understands what makes great journalism tickand how to help others deliver it.
Youll oversee our commissioning processes using insight experience and data to support ideas with impact. Youll run the weekly Commissioning meeting and help develop newsroom strategy with a focus on creativity inclusion and growing digital audiences.
Youll manage and mentor a team of journalists and video journalists ensuring strong editorial development and clear workflows. Youll work closely with the Assistant Editor of Planning to assign resources and help to manage diary and big event content and collaborate with the Senior News Editor Head of News and other senior leaders to align our journalism with strategic goals.
This is a highly visible role that requires excellent editorial judgment strong organisational skills and a commitment to building an inclusive audiencefocused culture in our bilingual newsroom. Youll champion stories that matter challenge assumptions and ensure our journalism lands where it counts in both languages.
As a leader youll also play a key role in fostering an environment of collaboration and cooperation and in general making the newsroom a great place to work.
Knowledge Skills Training & Experience
Were looking for an editorial leader who brings energy clarity and ambition to every aspect of their work. Youll likely be a confident commissioner editor or newsroom leader with a flair for working across platforms and teams.
Here are the six key qualities were looking for:
- Editorial Leadership Proven experience leading story development with outstanding editorial judgment and an instinct for what will resonate with audiences in Wales.
- Audience Insight A strong grasp of data and performance metrics and how to use them to shape editorial strategy and measure success.
- DigitalFirst Thinking A clear understanding of how to create and commission journalism that thrives in digital formats while supporting linear platforms.
- Team Leadership Experience managing or mentoring teams with a focus on collaboration inclusivity and purpose.
- Organisational Clarity Excellent planning and communication skills able to manage multiple workflows and stakeholders with precision and empathy.
- Creativity and Curiosity A track record of backing ambitious journalism with fresh ideas enthusiasm and tenacity.
This is a hybrid role with some flexibility around working patterns.
Employment Type
Full-Time
