Senior Journalist, Global Journalism (Health)

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Journalist for its Global Health team. This role involves creating engaging content that resonates with diverse audiences across digital platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in journalism, particularly in global health, and possess excellent editorial skills. You will be responsible for driving collaboration, evaluating pitches, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality content. Join a dynamic team committed to delivering impactful journalism while staying on top of the latest trends in the field. If you're passionate about storytelling and making a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experienced journalist with knowledge of global health.
• Strong editorial judgment and production skills.
• Expertise in digital and social journalism.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the team in producing high-quality content.
• Evaluate pitches and supervise production.
• Research and pitch fresh ideas to meet audience expectations.

Skills

Global Health Knowledge

Editorial Judgment

Digital Journalism

Video Editing (FCP/Premiere Pro)

Social Media Monitoring

Education

Degree in Journalism or Related Field

Tools

FCP

Premiere Pro

Social Media Monitoring Tools

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Senior Journalist, Global Journalism (Health)

Introduction

Global Journalism is a key team within BBC World Service Languages. It provides high quality journalism and production, making text, video and social content that drives reach and engages audiences worldwide. Our core mission is to offer content to language services that enables them to cover and explain the world to their audiences, focusing on content that will grow those audiences.

The Global Health team sits within our department and provides text and short video content to World Service language services and BBC News. The aim of the team is to grow audiences by offering a regular stream of SEO optimised and audience informed text and video on the Global Health brief.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Journalist with strong editorial judgment, a rich background in digital text and video, and a keen eye for what makes overperforming content on WSL digital and social platforms. We are seeking a motivated Senior Journalist with some expertise in Global Health who is confident in delivering and sub-editing strong multi-platform content - who stays on top of digital and social media trends, has a sharp eye for spotting viral stories, and brings solid subbing and editing skills in both text and video to guide producers. This role requires understanding of the BBC's language services, the ability to sub copy, experience in FCP or other video editing software, and the confidence to sign off content quickly. Candidates should have some experience using social media listening and monitoring tools to identify emerging trends and inform video commissioning, ensuring our content remains timely, relevant, and highly engaging.

Main responsibilities

• Support the team leader and be prepared to step up to lead the team.
• Cover early, late or mid shifts across the week.
• Evaluate pitches and supervise production, use your strong subbing and editing skills to help producers and sign off copy in a timely manner
• Some expertise and experience in the field of Global Health
• Drive collaboration with other departments from across the BBC to bring the best text and short video Global Health content to the language services, and help ensure that the best of the WSL Global Health content is shared with the wider BBC to avoid duplication
• Research and pitch fresh, on-trend and viral ideas to the team leader which meet the expectations of our WSL audience and adhere to the BBC editorial guidelines.
• Be aware of digital and social trends in the field of Global Health and proactively stay across the news agenda.
• Use social media listening and monitoring tools to identify emerging trends and help inform video commissioning.
• Use monitoring tools to stay across WS language services' websites, IG, TikTok, YouTube and FB accounts to spot overperforming stories that can be shared with the wider audience.
• Proactively stay up to date with style changes, verification processes, copyright, legal and editorial issues.
• Guide journalists, editors and wider colleagues through processes that ensure our journalism is the best it can be in terms of accuracy, verification, impartiality, editorial policy and legal stance.
• Meet tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• Be able to evaluate footage and sources, being mindful of our reputation and commitment to impartiality.

Are you the right candidate?

We are a positive, enthusiastic team, closely following Global Health trends and always developing new ways to reach our global audiences across the BBC's WS language services. You'll be self-driven and bring your own enthusiasm to the team. In addition you will:

• Be an experienced journalist with evidenced knowledge of global health
• Have some expertise in the field of Global Health, and an understanding of how to find story angles which will work across multiple global regions.
• Have a high standard of editorial judgment, scripting ability and production skills based on substantial digital and / or social journalism experience with a major media outlet.
• Be on top of social media trends, have a sharp eye for spotting viral stories that will resonate well with WSL audiences.
• Have strong text FCP/Premier Pro editing skills, and understanding of Optimo and will be well-versed at subbing both texts and video edits and giving feedback to producers.
• Have some experience in using social listening and monitoring tools for discovering overperforming video content.
• Know how to maximise opportunities offered by existing and emerging technologies to their fullest extent and feel comfortable managing resources, staff, technical facilities and budgets.
• Be able to flex and adapt to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities.
• Be able to prioritise activities taking into account relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources.
• Be a journalist with demonstrable commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understand how individual differences can benefit us.

Package detail

Job Title: Senior Journalist, Global Journalism Health

Job Reference: 23508

Band: D

Number of vacancies: x2

Location: x1 London, England & x1 neutral location

Contract type: 12 FTC or attachment

Salary: £42,000 - £49,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Final day to apply: 11:59pm (BST) 15th May 2025

Flexibility in terms of the working week is required as the team is operational 7 days per week

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the [e-mail] . For any general queries, please contact: [e-mail] .

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