Senior Journalist, Streaming

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: London

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 41500 - 52250 plus London Weighting depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Interviews are likely to take place 4th and 5th September

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Senior Journalist role for BBC News Streaming involves shaping and directing editorial content for one or several concurrent single-story live streams and/or supporting others in the Streaming Control Centre as they lead/curate these. Independently making fast fine judgements about what to report and how is essential as are the skills to get resources deployed Equally important is a sophisticated interest in streaming technology and the aptitude to operate these systems without operational support.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join BBC News Streaming and shape the future of digital journalism through our pioneering single story live streams. As a Senior Journalist youll produce multiple live streams and help lead the team in our Streaming Control Centre using audience data to drive compelling storytelling on iPlayer and beyond. With extensive live and breaking news experience as an outputter youll thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments making confident and well-judged decisions amid uncertainty. This is a great opportunity to embrace innovation creativity and help evolve our test-and-learn culture at the forefront of digital news.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• As a Senior Journalist on the team youll work with colleagues across the BBC to showcase BBC News at its best.
• Since launch BBC News streams have reached millions of users in the UK and around the world. Across iPlayer the BBC News website and app and on live pages we bring audiences live coverage of the biggest stories - delivering the best of the BBCs journalism 24/7. Following significant investment in digital teams across BBC News the team is now expanding and broadening to deliver non-stop coverage around the clock from across the globe.
• Youll be responsible for producing and outputting a wide variety of live news coverage. The successful candidates will be at home with breaking news or pre-planned major events. With a keen eye for moments youll help amplify the best of the BBC to audiences wherever they are with us digitally.
• Streaming is a major priority for BBC News across our platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the industry; youll be motivated to embrace the challenge and work with others to seize the opportunity.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Knowledge of compliance procedures Editorial Policy and media law considerations for journalistic content across BBC platforms.
Significant experience outputting and producing live programming on a wide variety of subjects from breaking news to planned coverage of events.
Understanding and experience of newsroom tooling systems and techniques to produce live news output.
A thorough understanding of analytics; how audiences consume video and audio on streaming platforms and the target audiences for News content across BBC platforms.
Willingness to work inside a multi-disciplinary team in an agile constantly developing and adapting environment.
Demonstrable experience of being a team player and working with colleagues across a variety of teams to deliver high quality output.
Capability to juggle competing demands and experience dealing with a constantly changing news agenda and priorities.