Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Digital Journalist to join our team in Sydney. As a Digital Journalist, you will work across our social platforms and contribute to the journalism on our news website. You will have a wide variety of tasks to help our news reach and inform a broad, global audience.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Producing high-quality news stories, live pages, and digital video that cover major UK and global events for audiences of millions
- Delivering accurate, engaging journalism, from breaking news stories in text and video to features, with strong editorial judgement, flair and context
- Producing social-first formats for both planned and breaking news coverage and spot opportunities to reach new and underserved audiences through creative storytelling and innovative treatments across social platforms
- Working with colleagues across BBC News to develop engaging, accurate and platform-native content for BBC News social media accounts
- Using audience insights, platform trends and performance data to inform content decisions, storytelling and improve engagement, while maintaining a strong grasp of UK and international news agendas
- Applying BBC editorial standards and guidelines confidently, particularly on complex or fast-moving stories
To be considered for this role, you will need to have:
- Experience of covering the UK and the international news agenda in text and video and a familiarity with the BBC's editorial values
- Strong editorial judgement and the ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure in a breaking news environment
- Experience of creating content and publishing breaking news in text - writing accurate, engaging and fast-paced news for digital audiences
- Experience in producing and editing short news video clips and a sharp understanding of what makes for compelling video for social platforms and site - FinalCutPro experience is desirable
- Ability to identify compelling stories, clips and moments and turn them into engaging social content - with an understanding of the differing needs of major social platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and emerging platforms
- The ability to come up with angles and approaches to the big stories of the day that will help us reach new and diverse audiences
- Familiarity with social listening and using search and audience data to improve storytelling and broaden coverage
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues across multiple teams and disciplines
In return for your hard work, you will receive:
- Fair pay and flexible benefits specific to your location and contract type
- Excellent career and professional development
- Support in your working life
- A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do