Senior Journalist, Sport

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Job details:
Job band: D
Contract type:
Permanent, Full-time
Department: BBC Sport

Location:

Salford – Hybrid
Salary range: £44,000 - £50,000 (based on relevant skills, knowledge and experience)

We discuss flexible working. Indicate your preference in the application, no obligation.

As Senior Journalist, you’ll lead editorial content in the Stories Audio team across BBC World Service and 5

Live sports news, including Sportsworld, Sport Today, Stumped, Not by the Playbook, our podcast brands and major global events like the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euros. Shape distinctive audio storytelling, manage live and recorded output and support a talented team. Combine editorial leadership and collaboration to create compelling sports content for a diverse, global audience.

Join a creative, collaborative team passionate about delivering world‑class sports journalism. Work closely with producers and on‑air presenters, shape innovative content across programmes and podcasts, develop major projects and possibly outside broadcasts, grow our global reach. Supportive environment where leadership directly impacts team members and storytelling quality.

• Make editorial decisions, develop programme ideas, foster inclusive environment. Script, edit, and comply content for programmes, podcasts, and social media, support staff and encourage creativity.
• Work across World Service programmes such as Stumped, Sportsworld, and Sport Today, deliver complex live shows under tight deadlines and provide strong editorial leadership to ensure BBC standards are met.
• Plan and produce outside broadcasts at major events, manage resources and budgets, build strong relationships across BBC teams to maximise reach. Brief on‑air talent, give constructive feedback and promote diversity in workforce and output.

• Proven strong editorial judgement and ability to lead a team, overseeing and delegating work to maintain effective performance especially under pressure.
• Extensive live broadcast output experience working with different presenters and producers, producing broadcast content and programmes and managing expectations and the varied demands of live output.
• Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of sports and a proven ability to write for radio audiences, generate creative storytelling ideas and a knowledge and passion for World Service and 5
  
  Live output.
• Positive mindset, enthusiasm, ideas, creativity coupled with good communication and organisational skills. Eager to make content have a bigger digital presence and be multi‑platform, joined up with the Stories team and other BBC Sport outlets for maximum exposure.
• Demonstrable commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understand how individual differences can benefit the workplace and output.
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Desirable
• Curiosity to continue learning, particularly in relation to our audiences, programme platforms and the different sports we cover.
• Experience of working with/creating digital content (podcasts, digital video or social media).
• Language skills.
Employment Screening Checks

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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