Senior Journalist
Location: London, GB, W1A 1AA
Job Closing Date: 29/4/25
Job Reference: 23157
Band: D
Salary: £43,000 - £53,000 plus London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: x2 Permanent vacancies available
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
• 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
The BBC News website is one of the world’s largest and most popular sites. It attracts millions of readers every day and we lead the way in breaking news and providing analysis on the biggest events happening around the world.
Our aim is to tell and break important business stories in a way that non-business specialists understand.
Main Responsibilities
* We are looking for an experienced business journalist with proven editorial judgement who will both write stories for the website and regularly run the news desk.
* You will be confident in running a news desk, stay calm under pressure, and make sensible editorial decisions quickly.
* You must have clear proven communication skills as you will liaise closely with teams across the BBC.
* You will be an excellent sub editor with an eye for detail and clickable headlines.
* The job will involve working four 10-hour shifts a week including early mornings from 6am and late evenings until 0030 as well as Sundays.
Are you the right Candidate?
• Excellent and demonstrable knowledge of business and economics in the UK and globally
• At least five years’ experience of writing and editing fast-paced, breaking business news for digital audiences
• Proven ability to cut through jargon and make complex stories appealing and understandable
• Experience of writing in a variety of formats to tight deadlines
• Proven ability to come up with angles and approaches to the big stories of the day
• Excellent editorial judgement and understanding of the BBC’s editorial values
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We value and respect every individual's unique contribution.
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.
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.
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