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JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: x1 Part-time FTC/Attachment, 12 months (17.5 hours per week)
DEPARTMENT: News and Current Affairs, Live and Daily News, Newsbeat
LOCATION: The Mailbox, Birmingham
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £52,300-£62,300 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26 November, in Birmingham.

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Assistant Editors at Newsbeat take responsibility for delivering diverse and original multimedia output – reaching millions of 15‑24 year‑olds across the UK. The role is crucial for setting the daily news agenda through creative storytelling and upholding our standards of editorial rigour, accuracy and impartiality. In addition, Assistant Editors play a key role in leading and managing the team.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As part of a young, dynamic and creative newsroom, you will be at the forefront of the BBC’s mission to engage 15‑24 year‑olds with impartial, trusted and relevant journalism. In this role, you will have the chance to shape Newsbeat’s editorial offer - taking our reporting to new audiences in new ways, making impact across the BBC and beyond. You’ll be expected to know what matters to young, diverse audiences and come up with original ways to tell those stories. You’ll oversee making stand‑out radio for Newsbeat’s 15‑minute programmes as well as help lead our digital output with a range of writing, video and social media skills.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• As an Assistant Editor you will be a key member of the management team and will provide strong editorial leadership
• You will help shape daily news coverage, as well as supporting planning and commissioning
• In this role, you will oversee all aspects of the output and help manage production budgets
• You will play a key part in managing the team and will work to create an environment that brings out people’s strengths and prioritises development; providing regular feedback and assisting with appraisals
• As an advocate for innovation, you will keep up with the latest developments in storytelling
• You will take a lead role in ensuring our content reaches as many 15‑24s as possible and be an advocate for collaboration
• You will support the development of relationships across the BBC and represent Newsbeat at internal and external meetings
• You will support the deputy editor and the executive editor
• You will help drive forward the strategic objectives of BBC News, while also delivering on the strategic goals of Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Strong editorial judgement and journalistic experience at a senior level, with the ability to respond quickly and effectively to major stories and breaking news
• Substantial radio skills and a strong sense of what works on radio and digitally
• Experience of managing a team – including motivating, inspiring creative storytelling and driving forward new ways of working including leading change
• Clear understanding of Newsbeat audience and a strong vision on how to reach our current and new audiences with distinctive and engaging journalism
• Experience or ability to provide editorial leadership in shaping daily news coverage with a track record of supporting, driving and delivering high impact original journalism

DESIRABLE

• Audio and video production/editing
• Clear knowledge/understanding of the strategic direction of radio with experience planning and commissioning stories
• You will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build, lead, motivate, challenge and develop our teams of journalists and support staff

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.

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

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.

Benefits

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.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Candidate pack

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual\'s unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk

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