This senior post sits in the BBC News Social team, which publishes the newsroom's journalism on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The work centres on editing, subbing and optimising news copy, headlines and social video, and on shaping social-first versions of stories reported by BBC correspondents. The weekend role runs Thursday to Sunday with early or late shifts, and flexible working will be discussed at offer stage. Proven experience of breaking news at national or international level is central to fit.
What the job involves
- Oversee weekend social publishing across BBC News platforms, ensuring content meets editorial standards during major news moments
- Edit, sub and optimise scripts, headlines, copy, thumbnails and visuals for accuracy and platform performance
- Collaborate with correspondents and reporters on social-first treatments informed by audience insight and data
- Produce, shape and edit social video and visual news content
- Coordinate daily social workflows and maintain fast, accurate publishing during breaking news
- Contribute to editorial planning, identifying distinctive coverage across UK, political and international news
- Play a central role in weekend coverage, balancing speed, accuracy and editorial judgement
What’s required
Experience
- Experience covering breaking news at national or international level
- Experience overseeing the full production cycle of social or digital video news content
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to write, sub and publish news across major social platforms in all formats
- Strong editorial judgement and confidence making real-time decisions
- Calm under pressure, collaborative, able to give constructive feedback
- Proficiency in Final Cut Pro and Photoshop
- Understanding of social audience behaviour, including discovery, moderation and sharing
- Ability to interpret analytics and understand news consumption trends on social media
What’s offered
- Flexible working discussed at offer stage
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
