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Join the South West digital team and produce content that serves audiences in Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Guernsey and Jersey, as well as national and international audiences, via the BBC News website and social media. This will primarily be a writing role with an emphasis on digital-first storytelling online and on social media platforms, but you will be expected to tell your stories across radio and TV too and you will be given the training to do that if needed.
Job Responsibility:
Producing and writing news content for the BBC website
The ability to produce fast, accurate copy to tight deadlines
Understanding how to use images, video and headlines to enhance your copy and make it appealing to our audience
Responsible for originating and producing stories for the BBC website which can also be used on TV and radio, as well as turning around content from wires and press releases
Coming up with story and feature ideas which help us represent the many different sides of life in the region
Requirements:
Substantial experience as a daily news journalist working on a newspaper, news website, news agency or other newsroom
Experience of writing tight, accurate and impartial news stories to tight deadlines
A good understanding of media law and the BBC’s editorial guidelines
A good understanding of social media platforms both for sharing content and finding stories
Experience of using social listening tools to find stories which are engaging our audience
Nice to have:
Be familiar with social media in a news context and know how to make the most of various platforms to reach a range of audiences
Understanding of SEO within a news context to help our stories reach the people most interested in and impacted by them
An understanding of using audience analytics to inform our journalism
A keen eye for strong imagery to make stories stand out online and be able carry out basic photo editing
What we offer:
A flexible 35-hour working week
25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days