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 Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.

Job Purpose

BBC Studios is hiring a Curation Editor for bbc.com, 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 BBC’s 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 don’t 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

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and we strongly encourage applications from disabled people. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and declare that you are disabled, we will ensure to advance you to the next stage (minimum criteria above).

If you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on [email protected].

What Will You Gain From Working At BBC Studios?

• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more
• Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation

Package Description

Salary: Up to £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Permanent role

Location: Office Base is London; Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.