Senior Digital Journalist - BBC Verify

British Broadcasting Corporation; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC is seeking a Senior Digital Journalist for the BBC Verify team in London. This role involves managing live reporting, commissioning content, and ensuring high editorial standards. Ideal candidates will have strong writing skills, experience in digital journalism, and a commitment to transparency.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted health care

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven copy editing experience.
• Experience handling breaking news on digital platforms.
• Track record of delivering high-quality journalism.

Responsibilities

• Help run the Verify live pages and commission content.
• Assign tasks, subedit, and publish content.
• Ensure editorial accuracy and compelling headlines.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Strong editorial judgement

Experience in live digital coverage

Forensic journalism

Data journalism

Open-source journalism

Job description

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Package Description

Job Reference: 23871

Band: D

Salary: £45,000 to £55,000 plus London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. The salary range reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Continuing

Location: London Broadcasting House

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your preference in the application. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.

Benefits

• Excellent career progression opportunities within the BBC.
• Unrivalled training and development through our in-house Academy.
• Benefits include negotiable salary, flexible 35-hour week, 25 days annual leave (with option to buy 5 more), pension scheme, and discounts on dental, health care, gym, etc.

Job Information

BBC Verify, established nearly two years ago, combines experts in data journalism, disinformation, open-source verification, and more. We are launching a live, real-time page to showcase our work, emphasizing transparency and audience engagement.

We seek Senior Journalists to join the digital team, responsible for managing live pages, commissioning and editing posts and videos, ensuring content is rich, accessible, and current.

Main Responsibilities

Within the BBC Verify live team, you will produce real-time reporting (live blogs) for BBC audiences worldwide. You should be creative, calm under pressure, and collaborative, capable of assigning tasks, commissioning reports, editing, and publishing content. Strong news judgment, understanding of BBC Verify’s editorial goals, and experience with forensic, data, and open-source journalism are essential. You may also handle other digital content, including news editing and story writing. The role involves shift work, including some weekends.

Candidate Criteria

• Excellent writing and copy editing skills.
• Strong editorial judgment, especially under pressure.
• Extensive experience in live digital coverage, including text and video.
• Experience with forensic, data, and open-source journalism.
• Track record of covering UK and/or international news with high-quality journalism.
• Commitment to transparent journalism through live reporting and videos.

About The BBC

The BBC prioritizes redeployment and values diversity and inclusion, fostering a respectful environment where all employees can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to equality of opportunity. Flexible working requests will be considered unless operational needs dictate otherwise.

Note: Employment screening, including references, eligibility, safeguarding, and social media checks, will be conducted for successful applicants.

Additional Details

• Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Job Functions: Marketing, PR, Writing/Editing
• Industries: Broadcast Media Production and Distribution