Senior Journalist Team Manager – BBC South : EXTEND
Contract: 9 Month FTC/Attachment
Salary : £42,500 – £50,667 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
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BBC South are looking for a talented senior journalist to lead the social media team that produces content that travels from the South of England to the world. Spanning the dreaming spires of Oxford to the gleaming waters of the Solent, our patch plays host to some of the biggest news stories and we want someone who can help those stories reach their full potential.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Responsible for originating, producing and publishing stories for the regional social media accounts and the BBC website, which can also be used on other outlets.
The successful candidate will be the member of staff to sign off on a story or video before it goes live on one of the biggest news platforms in the world
Come up with investigation and feature ideas that help us represent the many different sides of life in the region.
Commission and select relevant materials ensuring they meet expectations of our audiences and adhere to the BBC’s editorial guidelines.
Use social and video to help your journalism travel further either on your own or working with our video specialists.
As required, to allocate work to a team and check progress; ensure the professional contribution of staff and the quality of output. Able to lead the team on a day to day basis, but also contribute ideas and support to the overall management of the output.
The role requires occasional weekend, late night and early morning working
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
Extensive experience of writing and subbing content for online audiences and be able to publish directly
Clear understanding of social media and how to use it to reach a diverse audience
Able to plan ahead and organise stories from the team ready for publication in the medium term
Have dynamic ideas about how to reach new audiences and tell stories in an engaging way on digital platforms
