Senior Journalist, Ask Me Anything, BBC Sport, Extend

ENGINEERINGUK; Salford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Journalist to elevate their Ask Me Anything coverage for BBC Sport. This role involves leading content creation, overseeing editorial direction, and managing a dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess substantial editorial experience and a keen understanding of audience engagement in the digital age. You'll be at the forefront of producing compelling content that resonates with diverse audiences, while also contributing to a collaborative and innovative work environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to diversity and inclusion, where your contributions will make a significant impact.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental and health care

Gym membership

Qualifications

• Substantial editorial and production experience required.
• Strong understanding of on-demand media for younger audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead Ask Me Anything content for BBC Sport and oversee output.
• Provide written and digital video content, focusing on complex stories.
• Manage a team and ensure timely delivery of content.

Skills

Editorial Experience

Production Experience

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Team Collaboration

Job description

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Senior Journalist, Ask Me Anything, BBC Sport, Extend

View more categories View less categories Sector Media and Publishing Role Senior Executive Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

Package Description

Job Reference: 23340
Band:D
Salary: £43,000 - £53,000 depending 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 to 20/03/2026
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 .

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Job Introduction

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) , or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact the BBC Extend team .

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you'd like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage .

EX2324

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.

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