Assistant Editor, The Global Story Podcast
Description
- To play a leading role, with the Senior News Editor and key stakeholders, in relaunching the podcast, shaping the vision, and delivering a product that meets the gap in the US market.
- Communicating the new vision to the team, and leading them to deliver it on a day to day basis.
- Creative ability to generate and develop innovative ideas for podcast output.
- Work closely with the presenter, SJ output editor and J to shape the narrative storytelling in each episode.
- To lead on the day to day management of the team, including recruitment, appraisals and training. To assess individuals’ skills and to use these to the best advantage of the output.
- Demonstrate a very good understanding of the international news pod audience.
- Ability to motivate and develop editorial staff to make innovative and imaginative contributions to programmes.
- Ability to make major decisions and communicate these with authority and under pressure.
- Identify, motivate and guide contributors and podcast hosts. Talent Management is a critical part of this role.
- Ensure the podcast makes maximum impact across BBC output, digital, and social channels.
- Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations.
Requirements
- The successful candidate will have strong editorial judgement and experience editing high impact audio with fast turnarounds and tight deadlines.
- You will have a strong understanding of narrative audio techniques, with a track record of delivering narrative audio of the highest quality. You’ll be able to lead the podcast’s storytelling, working closely with Senior Journalists and Journalist producers to craft individual episodes in a narrative style.
- You will have extensive knowledge of the audio market, both inside and outside the BBC and ideas on how to make TGS cut through.
- You will have ideas on how to build our audience in North America.
- You will have experience of managing and developing presenters.
- Excellent team leadership skills and a drive to create a dynamic, supportive and creative work culture.
- You will have a track record in generating, producing and commissioning journalism that creates widespread impact including online, other broadcast outlets, digital and social media.
- Extensive knowledge of international news and a track record in spotting trends and stories behind the headlines.
- You can demonstrate a proven commitment to diversity in all its forms both on and off air.
- You will have a track record in dealing with tricky editorial and legal problems arising from stories, and understand the BBC’s editorial guidelines around impartiality, accuracy and fairness.
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