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Job Requisition ID: 48466
Job Closing Date: 9th of August 2026
Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH
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JOB DETAILS
Job Band: C
Contract Type: Permanent, Full - Time
Department: BBC News Website
Location: Salford - Agile. Monday - Friday, 3 days minimum per week in office.
Proposed Salary Range: £28,000–£38,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.The expected salary range reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
JOB PURPOSE
We are looking for an enthusiastic journalist who is full of ideas to join our award-winning Planning and Commissioning team. Based in Salford, you will be part of a small, busy and supportive team that plays a central role in the BBC’s digital strategy to grow weekend audiences in the UK and internationally. At the heart of our work is a passion for original journalism, combining creativity, audience insight and sharp news instincts to produce compelling digital content that meets the highest editorial standards.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a small, collaborative and supportive team at the heart of BBC News' digital ambitions. You'll have the freedom to develop original story ideas, experiment with new formats and help reach underserved audiences, while working with experienced journalists to deliver outstanding journalism that makes an impact every weekend.
YOUR KEY RESPONSABILITIES & IMPACT
Originate fresh and distinctive ideas by using editorial experience, audience insights, social media and search trends to identify emerging stories, particularly for underserved audiences
Gather, verify and develop engaging and shareable material for digital output
Write and produce high-quality content for publication in text, video and stills, delivering clean copy that adheres to BBC house style and editorial standards.
Create social media content that complements your reporting and helps reach and engage new audiences
Repurpose and develop pre-gathered content from upcoming BBC programmes into accurate, engaging and distinctive standalone articles
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA :
Proven experience of producing high-quality digital journalism under deadline pressure
A track record of generating ideas that will appeal to new audiences and broaden our editorial agenda
Excellent news writing skills, with the ability to produce accurate, engaging news stories, features and other editorial formats
Familiarity with using audience insights, social media and search trends to identify emerging stories and content opportunities
A record of sourcing, verifying and developing material from a wide range of contacts and sources, to ensure accurate, fair and impartial journalism
Sound knowledge of media law, editorial standards including BBC Editorial Guideline
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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: [email protected]
We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.
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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.
