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We are modernising BBC News to serve all audiences better.

Our plans will enable us to be a more diverse, inclusive and agile organisation that responds quickly to changing audience needs, provides you with exceptional career opportunities, and strengthens our position as a trusted, impartial, world leading news organisation.

Our plans also support the BBC’s objective to grow the value we deliver to audiences and transform our presence across the UK.

We are looking for creative journalists to join our new and growing Live team – one of the three core teams in our Digital department. Your main duty will be to write and produce content for live pages – also known as live blogs – on the BBC News website and app. You will work closely alongside other teams in digital and within our wider news operation to offer the best live experience in text, video, images and graphics.

When big news breaks, people around the world come to live pages on the BBC news website and app in their millions. And our goal is simple: bring audiences to the heart of unfolding stories. We are looking for enthusiastic and driven journalists to join our new and ambitious team at the centre of the BBC newsroom. Journalists on the Live team will get a thrill from covering fast-paced, breaking news from the UK and around the world. They will write in a clear and captivating way and use photographs, graphics and videos to bring stories to life. They will need to be able to remain calm under pressure and to work collaboratively with others.

But we aren’t just looking for breaking news obsessives, we also want reporters who will come up with creative live treatments and story ideas, chase leads and pursue original interviews. We need people who use social media to find perspectives others have overlooked and who can spot stories bubbling up before they break in a big way. Journalists on Live will also use data analytics to make sure our journalism is accessible and reaching as wide an audience as possible. And they will get the chance to shape our coverage, contribute editorial ideas and plan live reporting of major events - from general elections to Eurovision.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Experience writing live breaking news updates and stories for digital news websites in English
• A proven capacity to generate ideas, chase leads and work collaboratively on stories at pace
• A track record of covering the UK and/or international news agenda with attention to accuracy, context and tone
• A history of using search and audience data to improve storytelling, serve user needs and broaden coverage
• Eagerness to deliver high quality video that brings audiences closer to the story
• An awareness of the distinctive nature and requirements of live digital coverage

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

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 want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

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. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Band: C
Contract type: 2 x Continuing contracts

Location: London

Please note that this is a role which involves some night and weekend working.

Candidates invited for an interview will be asked to do a writing test.

Job Application Requirements:

• CV
• Questionnaire with opportunity to detail your experience

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.