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Job Title: Assistant News Editor
Location: Southampton, GB, S014 7PW
Job Closing Date: 23/03/2025
Contract type: Permanent role – Full-Time
Salary: £51,700 - £61,467 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
THE ROLE
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.
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.
Main Responsibilities
As Assistant News Editor, you will possess great editorial judgement and an ability to think on your feet when dealing with a big, breaking story.
* Ensure our stories are delivered to the highest standard.
* Forge key relationships both externally with contributors, and internally with our teams, with a focus on staff development.
* Be recognised as an approachable and supportive people manager.
* Work collaboratively with our teams in Southampton, Dorchester, Reading and Berkshire, as well as other BBC locations.
* Have a strong understanding of how our stories can travel across multi-platforms.
* Place huge value on diversity, both within our team and our output.
Are you the right candidate?
Our ideal candidate will be an experienced leader and journalist with a clear track record of decision-making in daily news journalism.
* You will have extensive knowledge of news and current affairs in general, and an understanding of the stories that matter to people living and working in the South.
* You will need the ability to work unsupervised and to tight deadlines.
* You will have experience of line-management, and collaborative working across teams.
* Full training will be provided, as required.
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.
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 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.
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.
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