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Senior Journalist, BBC News

Job Requisition ID: 25239
Job Closing Date: 5 September 2025
Delhi, IND, ND 110001
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Delhi
Local terms and conditions apply
Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in India.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
As a Senior Journalist on the news digital team, you will commission, edit and publish accurate, pithy news stories and features (both text and video) about India with flair and context. You will have a love of news, sharp editing and rewriting skills and a thoughtful approach to how we tell a story to audiences both in India and across the world.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
You will help identify news priorities and opportunities, and help shape the key stories of the day for digital audiences. You should have the ability to make local stories accessible to a reader or viewer sitting anywhere in the world by adding the right context and perspective. The News team needs people who are full of ideas, eager to brainstorm and contribute to our editorial meetings. You will have useful and creative approaches to the big stories in India, including the best formats and visual treatments.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Lead news shifts on certain days, setting the agenda and assigning stories (text and video) to team members.
• Take overall responsibility for output, including editing, rewriting, and publishing news stories and features in both text and video.
• Write quick breaking news stories and chase leads for high-impact features and videos. Should have experience of running and editing live pages during breaking news scenarios.
• Monitor social media, search trends, and audience data to improve storytelling and reach new audiences.
• Oversee output on social media, including scripting, video production, and writing/editing creative posts.
• Liaise closely with other BBC departments to ensure output is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practices are upheld.
• Deliver to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Significant experience of editing and publishing output on the desk of a reputed news outlet.
• A high standard of editorial judgment and production skills based on substantial experience of editing and writing news stories, features and video scripts.
• Ability to lead a team and ensure the highest standards of subbing and error-free output.
• Extensive experience of copy editing and rewriting news and features in text.
• Substantial experience of editing video scripts and producing videos.
• Substantial understanding of different social media formats.
• An interest in exploring new ways of telling stories in text and social media videos.
• Experience in understanding and analysing audience data.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience of working with an international media organisation is desirable.

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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