Curation Editor

About BBC Studios

BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business powered by British creativity with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards BBC Studios is Britains most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; were the home of the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UKs largest distributor of British content.

Job Purpose

BBC Studios is hiring a Curation Editor for based in London. We continue to consolidate and enhance our BBC website and apps for global audiences outside the UK including in North America. You will be part of the team curating this experience including managing the home page and other key indexes during UK morning hours a critical window for both our global audience and our cross-timezone editorial operation.

The right candidate will demonstrate strong editorial judgment a sharp eye for engaging headlines and visuals and a keen sense of U.S. and global audience needs in the digital space. This role sits within the Audience Development team as part of our Global Digital News & Streaming division and reports to the Lead Curation Editor.

Principle Accountabilities

In this role you will:
Be responsible for the effective promotion of news & factual content across the site and app during UK morning hours while rigorously adhering to our editorial values and guidelines. That includes consulting with or referring up as needed.
Collaborate with editors across the BBC including in our public service News and Sport divisions on daily priorities and scheduling as well as curation of big events and initiatives.
Always think about the mix of stories formats and audience needs at different times of the day and for your geographical zone.
Make sure our headlines are sharp and our image choices work for small mobile screens.
Stay on top of breaking news and ensure changes are made quickly. Be able to plan and write accurate and concise push alerts.
Help drive new learnings and insights to elevate on-site experience and deepen user journeys through A/B testing strategic experimentation and performance analysis in consultation with your team leader.
Prepare and share clear and informative handover notes. Flag any site or CMS issues or bugs to colleagues in IT or product in a clear and timely manner.
Weekend and public holiday shift work is required as part of team rotation and to meet operational needs.

Knowledge Skills and Professional Experience

Knowledge & Skills
Candidates should have digital journalism experience ideally in the news curation space.
Be able to work well under pressure and to prioritise effectively even when dealing with competing demands.
Have a broad and deep interest in news and factual content and comfort with interpreting audience data to inform decisions.
Collaborative self-starter able to work with colleagues across editorial commercial audience development analytics and product.
Desire to understand in detail the consumer experience on BBC digital products.
Enthusiasm for the BBCs unique position as a trusted news brand and an understanding of the importance of impartiality and what it means in practice.
Evidence of having a positive impact on newsroom culture.
Strong organisational planning and time-management skills with the ability to effectively prioritise tasks and pivot as news demands.
Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
An ability to function in a matrixed organisation and work effectively across teams and time zones.

Professional Experience
3 years experience working in digital publishing in a news environment.
Prior experience as a homepage producer or editor ideally in a news context.

Experience with push notifications content optimisation and A/B testing is also desired.
Strong attention to detail.

Are you the right fit

As a global business diversity equity and inclusion among team members is essential to our success. We therefore encourage highly skilled candidates from traditionally under-represented groups to submit their applications even if they dont check absolutely every box on our list of desired work experience.

Behaviors

An ability to work quickly in a high-pressure environment. Meticulous and detail oriented designer. Creative problem solver with ambitious ideas. Excellent stakeholder management skills with communication diplomacy and collaboration in bounds. Self-motivation and the ability to positively collaborate with a team of skilled professionals. Maintain an active interest in culture trends and habits of audiences consuming digital content.

Life at BBC Studios

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