Journalist, BBC Digital News

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed Term - Until March 26th 2027
DEPARTMENT: BBC News, Digital News

LOCATION:

London - Office based

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,400 - £38,750 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Join the BBC Digital News team at the heart of the newsroom, producing fast, accurate stories and videos that reach millions in the UK and worldwide. As a journalist, you’ll craft compelling content for text stories and live pages on key breaking news moments, helping to shape how audiences experience breaking news and analysis across BBC platforms.

These shift-based roles will include weekends and nights.

You’ll be part of a team that thrives on breaking news and creative storytelling. Working with colleagues in both the London newsroom and globally, you’ll have the chance to innovate with formats, broaden your editorial horizons, and develop your skills in a fast-paced environment that prioritises accuracy and impact. 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 writing a news story, to jumping on a breaking news live page, working with a correspondent on analysis, or producing fast turnaround video of key news moments.

Write clear, accurate, and engaging news stories and live page updates under tight deadlines. Collaborate with correspondents and editors to deliver analysis and creative treatments. Generate ideas that attract new audiences and diversify coverage. Respond quickly to breaking news and make editorial decisions under pressure. Produce and edit timely digital video with flair and context for BBC audiences.

• Experience of writing fast-paced, breaking online news stories or live-page posts with attention to accuracy, context and tone
• 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 Understanding of audience behaviour and analytics

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.

Please note:

If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks;
Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
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