Senior Journalist, Global Journalism (short video team)

BBC; London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization seeks a Senior Journalist for its Global Journalism team. The role involves producing engaging short videos for various platforms, requiring strong editorial judgment and video editing skills. Candidates should be adept at spotting trends and producing timely content. The position offers a dynamic environment focused on creativity and audience engagement.

Qualifications

• Strong background in digital video and social media.
• Experience with social media listening tools.
• Ability to produce videos from ideation to distribution.

Responsibilities

• Research and pitch viral video ideas.
• Produce videos for BBC's language services.
• Stay updated with editing trends and social media.

Skills

Editorial Judgment

Video Editing

Social Media Trends

Education

Digital Video Journalism Experience

Tools

FCP

Premiere Pro

Job description

Senior Journalist, Global Journalism (short video team)

Senior Journalist, Global Journalism (short video team)

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Introduction

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 Short video team sits within our department and provides must-watch quick turnaround social and on-site video to World Service language services and BBC News. This could be viral video, a breaking news moment, a social cut-down of an investigation, or just beautiful footage that unveils the world around us. The team has grown audiences through a daily offer of videos which grab attention – turned around fast.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Journalist with strong editorial judgment, a rich background in digital video, and a keen eye for what makes a video overperform on TikTok, Instagram, and other social platforms. We are seeking a motivated Senior Journalist who stays on top of social media video trends, has a sharp eye for spotting viral stories, and brings solid editing skills 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 on 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

• Research and pitch fresh, on-trend and viral video ideas which meet the expectations of our audiences and adhere to the BBC editorial guidelines.
• Produce your own videos – from ideation to distribution to the BBC’s 42 language services
• Cover early, late or mid shifts.
• Stay up to date with the latest editing trends in short video production and be proficient in using FCP or other editing software
• Be aware of social video trends and proactively stay across the news agenda.
• Use social media listening and monitoring tools to identify emerging trends
• 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.
• Write clear scripts, and proactively stay up to date with style changes, verification processes, copyright, legal and editorial issues.
• Guide colleagues who you may team up with 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 and choose experts within a field, being mindful of our reputation and commitment to impartiality.
  
  

Are you the right candidate?

• We are a positive, enthusiastic team, closely following short video trends and always developing new ways to reach our global audiences across the BBC’s 42 WS language services and so you will be self-driven to succeed bringing lots of your own enthusiasm.
• You will have a high standard of editorial judgment, scripting and editing ability based on substantial digital video journalism experience with a major media outlet. In addition:
• Be on top of social media video trends, have a sharp eye for spotting viral stories that will resonate well with WSL audiences.
• Have strong FCP/Premier Pro editing skills and will be well-versed at scripting and editing short video.
• 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 and technical facilities.
• Be able to flex and adapt to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities.
• You’ll be a strong planner and be able to prioritise activities taking into account relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources.
• You’ll 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 (short video team)

Job Reference: 22826

Band: D

Contract type: 12 Fixed Term Contract

Number of vacancies: x2 roles available

Salary: £39,000 - £49,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Location: London, England

Final day to apply: 11:59pm (BST) 16th 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] .

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.

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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 .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

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• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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