Senior Journalist Team Manager - Hull

DEPARTMENT: BBC England, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

LOCATION: Hull

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £44,000 - £52,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. We're happy to discuss flexible working.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

You will create, control and shape news content for online and audio for our audiences in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire. The successful applicant will be key to delivering creative excellence to an audience of more than half a million users each week. Your experience in news will help motivate and develop a team of reporters and newsreaders to produce exceptional output across multiple platforms.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This friendly team tells compelling and creative stories about the people and places in an area which encompasses landmark cities, coastal towns and rural villages. A willingness to get under the skin of issues will be rewarded with regional and national impact and opportunities to further develop your career in a role which includes people management, cross-platform working and excellent news judgement.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Creative and consistent management of content across primarily online and audio, as well as working closely with colleagues in TV and social media to help stories find their widest audience.
• Manage and support reporters and newsreaders to create compelling stories on the BBC website and Radio Humberside – as well as overseeing the creation of material which can be used by regional and national TV output.
• Attend and chair meetings to solicit, develop and deliver content both locally and regionally.
• Plan and run an effective diary which delivers a regular flow of exclusive stories.
• Help colleagues in the wider audio newsroom and act as part of a site‑wide management team to develop all staff.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Substantial news experience with developed editorial judgement.
• Ability to deliver news for online and audio audiences.
• A methodical and detailed approach to managing a news diary while being able to deliver short‑term needs.
• A solid knowledge of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire’s wider news landscape.
• Ability to think quickly and change priorities calmly and clearly.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Ability to use BBC story creation tools – i.e. Optimo, Dira, Open Media, Jupiter etc.
• A commitment to develop yourself and those around you.
• Some people management experience highlighting an ability to deliver wider strategic aims through clear communication.

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

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: 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.

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 pension scheme 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.

Candidate pack: 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.

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

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.