Journalist, Digital News
Location: Sydney, AU, NSW 2065
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
Job Reference: 20585
Band: C
Contract Details: 4 x Permanent/Continuing Roles
Work Schedule: This role will involve working on weekends and public holidays.
Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Australia.
Introduction
The BBC News website is one of the world’s largest and most popular news sites, with mobile and desktop editions for UK and International audiences. We are expanding our digital news operation in Sydney, recruiting digital journalists to cover international and UK news in text and video.
The team will take over coverage from digital output teams in the UK and US to drive the biggest global stories as they happen. It will work closely with teams in London, Washington DC, and Singapore, alongside a small team of journalists already based in Sydney covering Australian news.
The team will be expected to run live pages on the biggest moving stories, produce news stories and sharp angles in text and video, curate different editions of the website and the BBC News app, and work with BBC correspondents and reporters worldwide.
Main Responsibilities
Journalists for the BBC’s Digital Output team based in Sydney will be critical for writing news stories, live pages, and producing video coverage of the biggest daily news in the UK and globally.
A Journalist on the News team will be expected to write accurate, engaging news stories or produce timely digital video. You will have a love of news and current affairs, sharp reporting skills, and a thoughtful approach to storytelling.
Tasks will range from writing breaking news, live pages, news stories, cutting short video clips, making short video edits, and writing news features on major rolling stories. Journalists will monitor social and search trends and stay across audience data to help improve storytelling.
Are you the right candidate?
* Substantial recent experience writing accurate, engaging, and fast-paced news for digital audiences
* Experience in producing and editing short news video clips
* Experience covering the UK and international news agenda in text and video
* Familiarity with using social media, search, and audience data to improve storytelling
* The ability to create angles and approaches to big stories that will help reach new and diverse audiences
About the BBC
We care about how we do our work. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Diversity matters at the BBC. We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all employees to thrive.
We want to attract a broad range of talented people to contribute to our programming and non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better we can respond to and reflect our audiences.
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, or belief.
DISCLAIMER
This job description outlines the essential characteristics of the job, including principal accountabilities and the skills, knowledge, and experience required for satisfactory performance. It is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all duties involved.
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