Journalist, Digital News

BBC UK; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC UK in Sydney is hiring digital journalists to deliver continuous UK and global coverage across text, video and live pages. You will collaborate with colleagues in London and Washington, contribute to the UK morning offer, and help grow audiences for the BBC’s digital platforms.

The role requires a seven-day roster, rapid reporting, strong editorial judgement and the ability to produce engaging stories for diverse international audiences across the BBC News app and website.

Qualifications

• Strong experience writing accurate, fast-paced news for digital audiences.
• Experience producing and editing short news video clips.
• Experience covering UK and international news in text and video.
• Familiarity with using social media, search and audience data to tell stories.
• Ability to develop angles for major stories to reach diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality news stories, live pages and digital video on major UK/global events.
• Continue coverage handed over from London and Washington for seamless reporting.
• Deliver accurate, engaging journalism with strong editorial judgement and context.
• Create digital outputs including short video edits, clips for platforms, and live updates.
• Monitor social, search and audience data to inform storytelling and UK/international agendas.

Job description

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Australia.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 16 November.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Journalists on the Digital News team in Sydney play a crucial role in delivering continuous coverage for the BBC’s digital audiences in the UK and globally. The team picks up from UK and US colleagues to drive major stories as they unfold, shaping output for audiences in North America, Asia and elsewhere, while meticulously preparing the UK morning offer seven days a week. Journalists work across stories, live pages and video to produce sharp coverage, help curate editions of the website and BBC News app, and collaborate with correspondents worldwide to bring trusted reporting to millions.

This role is required to work across a seven-day roster.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The BBC News website is one of the world’s largest and most popular news sites, with mobile and desktop editions for the UK and international audiences, as well as US and Asia editions, plus UK-facing and international-facing apps.

We recently expanded our digital news operation in Sydney, recruiting digital journalists to cover international and UK news in text and video. This operation performs a crucial role in building the global audiences coming to the BBC as well as setting up our digital coverage to best serve and help grow the early morning UK audience coming to the site.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Produce high-quality news stories, live pages and digital video that cover major UK and global events for audiences of millions.
• Continue coverage handed over from London and Washington, ensuring seamless reporting before UK teams come online each morning.
• Deliver accurate, engaging journalism, from breaking news to features, with strong editorial judgement, flair and context.
• Create a range of digital outputs, including short video edits, clips for other platforms, and curated live updates.
• Monitor social, search and audience data to inform storytelling, while maintaining a strong grasp of UK and international news agendas.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Strong experience of writing accurate, engaging and fast-paced news in text for digital audiences.
• Experience in producing and editing short news video clips or a sharp understanding of what makes for compelling news video.
• Experience of covering the UK and the international news agenda in text and video and a familiarity with the BBC’s editorial values.
• Familiarity with using social media, search and audience data to improve storytelling and broaden coverage.
• The ability to come up with angles and approaches to the big stories of the day that will help us reach new and diverse audiences.