Senior Journalist, BBC Digital News

Contract Type: fixed-term, full time until July 2027

Department: BBC Digital News

Location: London

Proposed Salary Range: £42,000 - £52,000 + London weighting depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.The expected salary range reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Senior Journalist in the BBC's Digital News Team, you will play a key role in covering the biggest stories of the day across video and text.

With a particular focus on video, you will commission, script, edit and publish engaging journalism for the BBC News website, app and social platforms. You will also write, edit and commission text stories, helping to ensure our coverage is accurate, accessible and relevant to audiences.

Working closely with correspondents, producers and editors, you will help identify the most effective format for stories, respond quickly to breaking news and use audience insight to inform editorial decisions. You will support colleagues, share your expertise and help maintain high editorial standards across our output.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Based at Broadcasting House, you'll be part of a fast-paced team delivering trusted journalism to millions of people across the UK and around the world.

You'll have the opportunity to work on major breaking news stories, develop original video journalism and collaborate with correspondents and specialist teams across BBC News. You'll play an important role in shaping digital coverage, particularly within the Video Hub, experimenting with different storytelling formats and helping ensure our journalism reaches audiences wherever they are.

Working alongside experienced editors and journalists, you'll be part of a collaborative newsroom where strong editorial judgement, creativity and audience focus are valued.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Commission, script, edit and publish video journalism for the BBC News website, app and social platforms, responding quickly to breaking news and major events.
• Write, edit and commission text stories that are accurate, engaging and tailored for digital audiences.
• Collaborate with correspondents, producers and editors to develop original journalism, including analysis, explainers and distinctive visual storytelling.
• Use audience insight, search trends and social data to help shape coverage and identify the most effective treatment for stories.
• Support the Assistant Editor by providing editorial guidance to colleagues and contributing to the smooth delivery of daily coverage.
• Ensure all output meets BBC editorial, legal and accessibility standards.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE – ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Significant experience producing, editing and commissioning high-quality video journalism for digital audiences
• Proficient in video‑editing tools (FCP, Premiere Pro or similar) across multiple video formats
• Excellent editorial judgement, with proven ability to make quick decisions and deliver accurate, engaging journalism in a fast-moving news environment
• Experience using search, social and audience data to inform story selection, video formats and text treatments
• Strong writing and editing skills, with experience creating and refining text stories for digital platforms.
• Experience working collaboratively with correspondents, producers and wider newsroom teams to deliver high-quality UK and international news coverage.
• Ability to provide editorial guidance and constructive feedback to colleagues, helping maintain high standards across output.

Disclaimer

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.

Redeployment

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.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

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Life at BBC

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 pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk

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