Senior Journalist, Curation

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12m Fixed Term Full-time - Materinity Cover
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: London - Office Based

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 42800 - 55500 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Senior Journalistfor Curation youll be working as part of the team thatmanagesthe front pages of the BBC News website and app. Youll work with all partsof BBC News to ensure that our global audiences are served the best and most important stories from across the BBC.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The BBC News front pages are by far the most important places for readers to find our journalism. Youll be curating stories that will be seen by millions of readers in the UK and around the world. This is a key role in a fast-paced newsroom where you will collaborate with journalists and editorsto make animpact on how we deliver a front page for a global audience.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Work with the assistant editor to decide how we showcase the most important stories and video of the day
• Workshop front-page headlines and images with editors and the picture desk
• Swiftly implement curation plans around breaking news
• Help editors and stakeholders identify daily promotion priorities and drive a broad and compelling mix of content across the day
• Apply audience data and research to inform curation decisions
• Use curation insights to inform newsroom discussions about commissioning and promotion

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Excellent editorial judgement with significant experience working in curation to execute digital promotion plans in a fast-paced news environment
• Proven experience in covering the UK and international news agenda and delivering insightful high-quality journalism to digital audiences
• The ability to sift through news material at speed craft sharp headlines and identify the best pictures while maintaining attention to accuracy balance context and tone
• Experience of making decisions under pressure while swiftly rolling out a digital coverage plan
• A track-record of using data to reach new audiences and drive habit

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.