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Senior Journalist, Ask Me Anything, BBC Sport

BBC Group and Public Services

Salford

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GBP 43,000 - 53,000

Full time

14 days ago

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Senior Journalist for an innovative Ask Me Anything segment in BBC Sport. This role involves leading content creation, managing a team, and ensuring high-quality editorial standards. You'll engage with audiences through various platforms, driving ideas and overseeing the production of compelling stories. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of sports journalism. If you have a passion for media and the skills to elevate content, this is the perfect position for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours
25 days annual leave
Defined pension scheme
Discounted health care
Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

  • Substantial editorial and production experience required.
  • Experience in commissioning and producing written content.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Ask Me Anything content for BBC Sport and manage staff.
  • Oversee editorial direction and sub written content.

Skills

Editorial experience
Production experience
Communication skills
Team management
Understanding of on-demand media

Education

Degree in Journalism or related field

Job description

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Senior Journalist, Ask Me Anything, BBC Sport

Journalism

Fixed Term - Full Time

Salford, GB, M50 2QH

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 11th May 2025

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 23338
Band: D
Salary: £43,000 - £53,000depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: 1 x Fixed Term Contract / Attachment
Location: Office Base is MediaCity, Salford

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, gym and much more .

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Job Introduction

Ask Me Anything is a new BBC Sport strand which helps us connect with our audiences.



It provides reactive content through the week online, on social, TV and radio, as well as evergreen explainer content providing essential information to audiences.



We use a combination of editorial instinct, trending searches and direct audience interaction to work out what we are making.

This might be content for search engines, explainers on a wide range of subjects or helping build a sense of community on BBC Sport and answering audience questions.



And you can see, hear and read the content across all our platforms and programmes.



We are looking for a senior journalist who can take our Ask Me Anything coverage to the next level.

Main Responsibilities

You will be tasked with leading our Ask Me Anything content for BBC Sport, driving on ideas, overseeing output and line managing staff.


The Senior Journalist will assume responsibility for the editorial direction of Ask Me Anything at weekends and when the Assistant Editor is not available.


The Senior Journalist will be able to sub written content and oversee its publishing.


You will also sign guide and sign-off the creation of video content for the BBC Sport website and social media.


Provide written and digital video content, particularly focused on reactive and complex stories.


Work with teams on content ideas.


Variable shift patterns and weekend work will be a vital part of this role.

Are you the right candidate?

You will have substantial editorial and production experience. A strong understanding of what on-demand media our younger audiences consume, be a team player with excellent communication skills and highly motivated and passionate with strong organisational skills. The right candidate will be collaborative in approach and thorough in delivery, as well as working well under time pressure.

You will also be able to demonstrate experience in commissioning, producing and subbing written content and overseeing a team.


A clear idea of how BBC Sport can deliver more for under-served audiences, while also bringing larger audiences into the sport, is vital. You should be ready to challenge us about what we cover and how we do it.

If you think you have the skills, experience and ambition to work for one of the most popular departments in the BBC, then apply now.


This is not an entry level role, we're looking for candidates with experience within the area, please review the criteria for the role before applying.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here .

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here .

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.

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.

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