Journalist, BBC Monitoring, UK Russia team

BBC Group and Public Services; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Journalist to join their UK Russia team in London. This role involves monitoring Russian media and producing high-quality content in English for various platforms. The ideal candidate will possess fluency in both Russian and English, coupled with a solid understanding of the Russian media landscape and international affairs. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career progression and development, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about journalism and media analysis.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental care

Health care benefits

Gym membership discounts

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Fluent in Russian and English with excellent writing and editing skills.
• Thorough knowledge of Russian media and politics.

Responsibilities

• Identify news and insights from Russian media.
• Write engaging reports and translate accurately.
• Contribute to planning for key events coverage.

Skills

Monitoring and editing skills

Fluency in Russian

Fluency in English

Journalistic experience

Understanding of Russian media

Interest in international affairs

Job description

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Journalist, BBC Monitoring, UK Russia team

Journalism

Permanent - Full Time

London, GB, W1A 1AA

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 18/05/2025

THE ROLE

BBC Monitoring is seeking to recruit a Journalist to work as part of its team monitoring Russian media. Based in London, you'll produce content in English for BBCM’s website, other BBC platforms and commercial customers.

You will be fluent in Russian and English, with excellent news writing and editing skills, the ability to translate accurately from broadcast and social media, and journalistic experience.

You will have a thorough knowledge of the Russian media environment, a keen understanding of Russian politics and an interest in international affairs.

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BBC Monitoring provides news and information based on our monitoring of open source media from over 150 countries in more than 70 languages.

It is an important part of the BBC's newsgathering operation, with journalists based in the UK and in international offices, and provides content for a range of BBC platforms.

At BBCM, we track, translate, summarise and analyse local media sources to offer insight and make sense of what is happening on the ground around the world. Our extensive operation enables us to provide insightful and reliable coverage of political, economic, security and media news.

Our international perspective means we keep across broadcast, press and social/digital media sources in multiple languages, especially where reliable news and information are in short supply, or where the BBC has no presence in country.

Our service is also provided to commercial clients and the UK and US governments.

Main Responsibilities

You will play a pivotal role in meeting the needs of BBC Monitoring’s customers by identifying news and key insights from Russian broadcast, print, online and social media.

You will write engaging reports in English in a range of formats, including verbatim translation.

You'll use a variety of tools and techniques to mine the media for information and story ideas, identify emerging trends and narratives and contribute to advance planning for coverage of key events.

You will work within a shift pattern, including some weekend work.

Are you the right candidate?

• You have excellent monitoring and editing skills, with the ability to deliver output that maintains the highest journalistic standards and is consistent with BBC editorial guidelines.
• You have journalistic experience, with a solid news sense and ability to identify stories that matter to BBCM’s customers.
• You have excellent Russian and English, able to translate accurately and write in good idiomatic English
• You have a thorough knowledge of the Russian media environment, a keen understanding of Russian politics and interest in international affairs
• You are an excellent team worker and effective communicator, enthusiastic about embracing new ways of working and new technology

Package Description

Job Reference: 19833
Band: C
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per annum base salary depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience + London Weighting (£5,319). The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Continuing
Location: London

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack .

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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.

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.