Culture Editor

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE:
Full-time Perm

DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios

LOCATION:

London

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £50,000- £60,000 + London Weighting (£5,441) depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

This is an opportunity to help lead the Culture team at one of the world's most respected global brands. You'll join a diverse, collaborative team dedicated to editorial excellence, innovation and impact. As part of BBC Studios, you'll help deliver trusted journalism and distinctive storytelling to millions worldwide while working in an environment that encourages creativity, professional growth and purpose-driven work.

• Drive the growth and engagement of features on  and the BBC app with stories that inform and entertain.
• Manage a team of editors and journalists - be responsible for the team's performance and individual growth.
• Lead team meetings and be the main point of contact for the culture features team.
• Commission and edit articles from freelance writers. Developing a diverse network of trusted contributors and voices on
• Lead the culture features team offering across platforms, working closely with colleagues across digital video, social, newsletters and design.
• Embrace innovation in both coverage and formats.
• Review and respond to analytics to understand story performance.
• Maintain a collaborative, team-player mentality, working toward collective goals alongside colleagues.
• Uphold the BBC's rigorous editorial standards and best journalistic practices.
• Work closely and collaboratively with commercial teams on editorial projects that generate revenue to support the BBC's larger mission.

• Extensive experience writing, commissioning and editing digital arts and culture features.
• Experience managing a team of journalists and editors.
• A track record of producing high quality arts, culture or entertainment journalism.
• Experience commissioning and editing a diverse cross-section of freelance contributors.
• Experience working with different formats and across platforms, e.g. video, social, newsletters, podcasts.
• A proven ability to analyse, contextualise and clearly communicate arts and culture stories to a general audience.
• An ability to develop distinctive editorial concepts that enhance the BBC's global reputation while supporting commercial goals.
• Experience of using analytics tools and data to evaluate story performance and inform editorial strategy.
• Enthusiasm for the BBC's journalism, storytelling, and values.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills

• Experience developing ideas for an international, primarily North America-based audience.
• Experience working with commercial teams.

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

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