Weekend Snr Journalist, News Website

As a Senior Journalist on the Weekend Planning and Commissioning team, you will commission, edit and approve digital content, chiefly in text – features, analysis, news stories - but also video.

Job Requisition ID: 29658

Job Closing Date: 28 September 2025

Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent – Full Time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £41,200 – £52,500 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. 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.

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Senior Journalist on the Weekend Planning and Commissioning team, you will commission, edit and approve digital content, chiefly in text – features, analysis, news stories – but also video.

• This is a 4-day, 10-hour shift pattern, working alternate weekends, based in Salford

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Based in Salford you will be part of the small, busy and supportive Weekend Planning and Commissioning team. You will work closely with correspondents and producers from across the BBC to deliver their high profile, agenda-setting features and news stories for weekend audiences on the news website.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Commission, edit, produce, and sign off fresh, engaging, stand-out weekend news, analysis and feature content
• Work closely with correspondents and other writers to generate ideas and identify stories and angles that will attract and engage readers, particularly those from audiences the BBC website does not typically reach
• Collaborate with other specialist teams including video, visual journalism, data, stills and formats, to deliver stories produced to the highest standards
• Edit and produce a wide range of content, at speed, with accuracy and attention to detail
• Provide clear and meticulous plans for digital coverage of set-piece events – including for live and social

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Criteria

• Excellent editorial judgement with significant experience commissioning and editing text news and features in English for digital platforms
• A track record of delivering creative insightful, high-quality journalism to digital audiences
• Experience and understanding of the requirements, formats and tools needed to generate a digital plan for news events
• Substantial experience of heavy editing and subbing text, to tight deadlines, with attention to accuracy, context and tone
• A thorough appreciation of mobile storytelling principles and how they inform the commissioning process, and demonstrable experience of using social media, search and audience data to reach new audiences and broaden coverage

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

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.