Journalist, BBC Sport, Digital
Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Salford, GB
Job Closing Date: 11/02/2025
THE ROLE
* Job Reference: 21365
* Band: C
* Salary: £28,000 - £38,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
* Contract type: 2 x Journalist, Newsdesk roles: FTC ending 20/03/2026; 2 x Journalist, At Your Service roles: FTC ending 20/03/2026
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
Job Introduction
Do you want to help BBC Sport deliver the biggest events and sports news stories to digital audiences? We require written journalists to help us deliver market-leading live text pages and news around key events. These roles will be based in Salford, at our production centre.
You’ll need to deliver fast, accurate news writing and entertaining and compelling live pages.
Main Responsibilities
* Being part of a team of writers and digital content makers who spot great stories and generate original journalism.
* Breaking quick, accurate, and engaging written news stories under pressure.
* Helping to make our coverage of events more engaging through creative storytelling on various platforms.
* Working on live sporting events – helping produce our industry-leading live texts, reports, news, and features.
* Suggesting creative content ideas to News Editors for on-the-day commissions reacting to the day’s news agenda.
* Producing concise content or short reports from agency copy or other material from BBC departments.
* Being receptive to feedback and building positive working relationships with peers.
Early morning, evening, and weekend work are also features of this role. 4 x 10 hour shifts per week.
Are you the right candidate?
* Demonstrable professional experience of finding and generating stories for a digital audience.
* Ability to write quickly, accurately, and succinctly.
* Proven and sound editorial judgement with the ability to make quick decisions under pressure.
* Passion for stories generated by sport and ability to discuss this in your application/CV.
* Engagement with social media and understanding of what sports fans want to read.
* Interest in the current news and sport news agenda.
* Understanding of how to optimize storytelling for mobile phones.
* Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
* Enthusiasm, ideas, and creativity coupled with good communication and organizational skills.
* Commitment to improving diversity in the BBC.
This is not an entry-level role; we're looking for candidates with experience within the area.
About the BBC
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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.
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