Assistant Editor, Curation Weekend

Job description

JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: ECONTRACT TYPE: 6m Fixed Term, Full-timeDEPARTMENT: BBC NewsLOCATION: London - Office Based

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £55,000 - £65,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.JOB PURPOSE As an Assistant Editor for Curation, you'll be working as part of the team that manages the front pages of the BBC News website and app. You'll work with all parts of BBC News to ensure that our global audiences are served the best and most important stories from across the BBC.This is a six-month fixed-term contract working a Friday to Monday weekend shift.WHY JOIN THE TEAM The BBC News front pages are the most important places for readers to find our journalism. This is a new weekend-focused role on the Curation team, where you'll be working with a team of Senior Journalists, leading the curation of the page to determine the mix of stories that will be seen by millions of readers in the UK and around the world. This is a key role in a fast-paced newsroom, where you will collaborate with journalists and editors across the BBC to make a real impact on how we deliver a front page for a global audience.YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT Oversee curation of the news front pages at weekends, giving direction to Senior Journalists running the BBC News website and app front pagesUse significant news judgement to ensure the selection of stories, headlines, images and videos serves a compelling product, while adapting quickly to breaking newsWork closely with editors to create weekend curation plans, using audience data insights to inform discussions about promotion strategiesLead daily meetings with editorial teams across the BBC to identify curation prioritiesWorkshop front-page headlines and images with editors and the picture deskGather and interpret audience data to inform curation decisions and best practiceHelp guide the development of Senior Journalists on the curation teamYOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:Excellent editorial judgement with significant experience working in curation to execute digital promotion plans in a fast-paced news environmentProven experience in covering the UK and international news agendaA strong understanding of weekend news consumption habits, and how to tailor front pages to better serve weekend audiencesA sharp eye for accuracy, balance, context and tone while working in a fast-paced newsroomExperience of making decisions under pressure while swiftly rolling out a digital coverage planAbility to work collaboratively within a team, and with a large newsroom with many stakeholdersA track-record of using data to reach new audiences and drive habitDESIREABLE CRITERIAExperience managing diverse, high-performance teamsExperience working with product or technical teamsDemonstrable experience of developing and honing newsroom workflowsIf 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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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

02-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English