journalist and sub editor

This is a key role in the BBC North East & Cumbria digital team. It is an exciting news patch and as a senior journalist and sub editor you will play a vital role in the stories we cover and how we tell them. As well as ensuring our copy is tight, accurate and engaging for our audience, you will play a full role in working with journalists to produce original stories and creative treatments. WHY JOIN THE TEAM If you love being at the heart of a busy daily newsroom, this is an exciting opportunity. On any one day you may be subbing a breaking news story, working with journalists on original stories or ensuring our stories are presented in an engaging way for our audiences. As well as working with journalists on the digital team you will work with colleagues from TV and radio to ensure their stories are told on our digital platforms. YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Subbing and publishing news stories and features on the BBC website and app to a potential audience of millions across the world and ensuring the highest standards are met
• Supporting our journalists to ensure we are getting the most from their stories online with the aim of serving both our local audience as well as potentially a national and international audience
• Ensuring stories are clear, legally sound and engaging
• You will have a thorough understanding of journalism law and the importance of adhering to the BBC's Editorial Guidelines
• You will be brimming with ideas for great content. You'll understand how to tell a story in a way in which appeals to our current audience and attracts new readers. You will have a good understanding of what people want from digital news
  
  Substantial experience of subbing and writing news stories and features in a daily news environment
• A good understanding of media law and the BBC's Editorial Guidelines
• A thorough understanding of headline writing, particularly using SEO, and images to ensure our stories are reaching our audiences
• Being able to provide constructive feedback to journalists
• A recognition of the importance of diversity in the stories we are telling and how we can achieve that
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
• An understanding of audience analytics and using them to understand the stories and treatments which appeal to our audiences
• Experience of supporting journalists to tell their stories including suggesting treatments and ways into a story
• Being able to adapt to new ways of working and a willingness to experiment with new story treatments
• Be familiar with social media in a news context and know how to make the most of various platforms to reach a range of audiences
  
  BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
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  PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £41,200 - £44,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
The role requires weekend working and early and late shifts and is a mixture of office and remote working, with three days a week working in one of the offices in the region 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., 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. For any general queries, please contact: 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 This is your BBC 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.
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