Assistant Editor, Streaming
Description
- News for streaming audiences requires a data-driven, always-on, agile team that is continually developing and adapting our offer to meet audience needs. The Assistant Editor Streaming will play a key role, assisting and working with the Streaming Editor and News Editor to deliver this pioneering new service.
- iPlayer is a major priority for the BBC and for BBC News. As an Assistant Editor, you will assist the News Editor, overseeing output on a daily basis, ensuring our news offer consistently meets the needs of all audiences. You will use analytics and audience research confidently to guide decisions, curating, modifying and tweaking our output day-to-day to provide the very best of BBC News for our audiences
- You’ll be responsible for daily output and amplification of moments across the BBC. At the heart of our breaking news offer, you’ll assist in overseeing team members working on streams across BBC platforms round-the-clock.
- You’ll be innovative, constantly looking to iterate and develop our streaming offer; with sound editorial knowledge and experience but a desire to push the boundaries and a passion for developing the future of live video news. At home with breaking news, or pre-planned major events – with a specific focus on showcasing the best of the BBC to audiences wherever they are with us, digitally.
- The Assistant Editor will work with, and assist, the News Editor and Deputy Editor to oversee output and team members, with some line management responsibility. They will be expected to work across a variety of daytime, evening and weekend shifts to help us deliver always on News coverage across BBC platforms.
Requirements
- Experience overseeing output of a live news offer, delivering for digital-first products, with a proven track record of making the right decisions in high pressure environments.
- Excellent editorial judgement – with comprehensive knowledge of BBC editorial policy, media law and regulatory requirements in the BVOD and SVOD space.
- Significant experience outputting and producing live programming on a wide variety of subjects, from breaking news to planned coverage of events.
- Understanding and experience of newsroom tooling, systems and techniques to produce live video news output.
- Demonstrable experience engaging and motivating team members, consistently upholding data-driven decision making.
- Capability to juggle competing demands and experience dealing with a constantly changing news agenda and priorities.
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