Assistant Editor, Newsbeat

JOB DETAILSJOB BAND: ECONTRACT TYPE: x1 Part-time FTC/Attachment, 12 months (17.5 hours per week)DEPARTMENT: News and Current Affairs, Live and Daily News, NewsbeatLOCATION: The Mailbox, BirminghamPROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £52,300-£62,300 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.JRN25PURPOSE OF THE ROLEAssistant Editors at Newsbeat take responsibility for delivering diverse and original multimedia output – reaching millions of 15-24 year-olds across the UK. The role is crucial for setting the daily news agenda through creative storytelling and upholding our standards of editorial rigour, accuracy and impartiality. In addition, Assistant Editors play a key role in leading and managing the team.WHY JOIN THE TEAMAs part of a young, dynamic and creative newsroom, you will be at the forefront of the BBC’s mission to engage 15-24 year olds with impartial, trusted and relevant journalism. In this role, you will have the chance to shape Newsbeat’s editorial offer - taking our reporting to new audiences in new ways, making impact across the BBC and beyond. You’ll be expected to know what matters to young, diverse audiences and come up with original ways to tell those stories. You’ll oversee making stand-out radio for Newsbeat’s 15-minute programmes as well as help lead our digital output with a range of writing, video and social media skills.Your Key Responsibilities And ImpactAs an Assistant Editor you will be a key member of the management team and will provide strong editorial leadershipYou will help shape daily news coverage, as well as supporting planning and commissioningIn this role, you will oversee all aspects of the output and help manage production budgetsYou will play a key part in managing the team and will work to create an environment that brings out people’s strengths and prioritises development; providing regular feedback and assisting with appraisalsAs an advocate for innovation, you will keep across the latest developments in storytellingYou will take a lead role in ensuring our content reaches as many 15-24s as possible and be an advocate for collaborationYou will support the development of relationships across the BBC and represent Newsbeat at internal and external meetingsYou will support the deputy editor and the executive editorYou will help drive forward the strategic objectives of BBC News, while also delivering on the strategic goals of Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian NetworkEssential CriteriaStrong editorial judgment and journalistic experience at a senior level, with the ability to respond quickly and effectively to major stories and breaking newsSubstantial radio skills and a strong sense of what works on radio and digitallyExperience of managing a team – including motivating, inspiring creative storytelling and driving forward new ways of working including leading change Clear understanding of Newsbeat audience and a strong vision on how to reach our current and new audiences with distinctive and engaging journalism Experience or ability to provide editorial leadership in shaping daily news coverage with a track record of supporting, driving and delivering high impact original journalism DESIRABLEAudio and video production/editingClear knowledge/understanding of the strategic direction of radio with experience planning and commissioning storiesYou will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build, lead, motivate, challenge and develop our teams of journalists and support staff DisclaimerThis job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.ukRedeploymentThe BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.