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Senior Journalist (Sub Editor)

Job Requisition ID: 33040
Job Closing Date: 07/12/2025
Oxford, GBR, OX2 7DW
| Reading, GBR, RG6 1PT
| Southampton, GBR, S014 7PW
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term/ attachment from 01/03/2026 until 01/07/2026; Full-Time
DEPARTMENT: BBC South Online
LOCATION: Southampton, Reading or Oxford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 41,200 - 49,133 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
This role exists to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, engaging, and legally sound news content to a diverse digital audience. As part of a dynamic news team covering one of the busiest regions in the South of England, you will play a key role in shaping the online news agenda by publishing stories on the BBC website and app, reaching millions worldwide. The position demands creativity, editorial rigor, and collaboration, helping journalists maximize the impact of their stories while maintaining the BBC's editorial standards.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
In our region, no two days are ever the same. The South of England is an incredibly busy news patch and you will be ensuring that we deliver on the big breaking stories but also on the creation of original and exclusive content for our audience. You will be an integral part of the news team, working in a collaborative way with a variety of colleagues. You will also help to drive forward diversity and inclusivity across the output.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Publishing news stories on the BBC website and app to a potential audience of millions across the world and ensuring the highest standards are met.
• Helping our journalists achieve the most from their stories online, so they can have an impact on our local audience as well as further afield
• Ensuring stories are clearly written, legally sound and engaging to read
• You will have a core understanding of journalism law and the importance of adhering to the BBC's Editorial Guidelines. You will be brimming with ideas for great content. You'll understand how to tell a story in a way in which our audience can understand and engage with.
• You will be comfortable with what people want from online news sources.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of setting the news agenda and working collaboratively with colleagues in order to achieve this
• An ability to tailor stories for different demographics, and digital users
• Experience of writing, subbing and publishing online content in a daily news environment and experience of writing and editing news and feature articles for online and/or print outlets
• A recognition of the importance of diversity and inclusivity within both your team and output
• A strong grasp of written English and an ability to explain complicated concepts in easy-to-understand terms
• Extensive history of working in local or regional news production environment
• Understanding of SEO and social news techniques and familiarity with online content management systems

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
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Disclaimer
This 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.
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Redeployment
The 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.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:
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