Senior Journalist, Newsletters - Fixed Term Contract Senior Journalist, Newsletters - Fixed Term Contract

We are developing and growing a portfolio of editorial email newsletters across a wide variety of topics as it grows its global digital audiences. We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative senior journalist to play a key role in their success at building, engaging and retaining readers. The newsletters are serving audiences outside the UK, but appeal specifically to those in North America. This is a role for a journalist with experience in editorial email newsletters who is equally comfortable with commissioning, writing and editing copy as with the curation, testing and optimisation of content. This is a 12-month fixed term contract to cover a period of parental leave. Responsible for the delivery of a stable of newsletters, collaborating with editorial, production and design colleagues to ensure they are written, built and sent to the highest standards.,

• Reporting to the Head of Newsletters for Global Media & Streaming (owner of BBC.com) within BBC Studios, the Senior Journalist, Newsletters, will be the editorial anchor figure for multiple newsletters.
• Write, curate and edit sharp copy targeted at non-UK audiences across multiple topic areas.
• Ensure newsletters are delivered to tight deadlines while maintaining high editorial standards.
• Experiment with subjects, formats and creative ways to produce habit-forming products.
• Use audience metrics and knowledge of the market to continually develop the newsletters, including the launch of new content formats.
• Work to implement email engagement and personalisation techniques to increase loyalty.
• Build and maintain close working relationships with colleagues in the wider BBC.
• Act as an ambassador by communicating best newsletter practices between teams.
  
  To be able to oversee newsletter content, you will need to be an experienced digital journalist with a high standard of editorial judgment.
• You will also be able to demonstrate experience in commissioning, producing and writing digital content with flair.
• Confidence when working with correspondents and journalists to deliver interesting, original and well-written copy.
• A rich appreciation of the newsletter market and a thorough understanding of audience metrics in this field.
• Ideas for how to make BBC output relevant to a North American newsletter audience.
• Experience of taking editorial decisions quickly and independently while under pressure to meet deadlines.
• You will need to show resilience, experience of collaborating well and an ability to oversee a number of different priorities at the same time.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple teams, plus show flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance.
  
  BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content.


• We offer a competitive salary package
• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more
• Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION Job Reference: Band: D Salary: £39,800 - £47,200 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience, plus London Weighting. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract type: Fixed Term Contract until December 2025 Location: Office Base is London Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working