Lead Curation Editor
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At BBC Global Digital News & Streaming, (a team situated within BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC) we aim to help people understand the world around them, make informed choices, and take an active part in society and democracy.
As we expand our footprint to meet increasing demand for our style of quality and impartial journalism and unscripted content in North America, we are seeking motivated, passionate, high performing individuals across a variety of skillsets to join our global team.
Our primary locations are New York, Washington DC, and London, though as a distributed workforce we are open to applicants in any location where the BBC has a commercial presence.
Join us and be an essential part of one of the world’s most recognised brands and trusted news organisations.
Job purpose
BBC Studios is hiring a lead curation editor for bbc.com.
We are consolidating our website and apps in the US this fall, with global rollout expected next year. As team leader for curation within the audience development team, you will be responsible for the home page and other key indexes.
The right candidate will demonstrate strong editorial judgment, a sharp eye for engaging headlines and visuals, and a keen sense of US and global audience needs in the digital space.
You will have extensive knowledge of digital publishing best practice and growth tactics, including fluency with analytics and the ability to draw actionable, real-time insights to improve engagement.
You can expect your day-to-day to be a mix of editorial planning and decision-making, staff development, performance analysis, and hands-on work in the CMS. Success in this role requires collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders across the BBC – ranging from editorial to product to commercial. Reactivity and strong communication skills are a must.
Your prior experience will include work as home page editor in a breaking news context and time spent effectively managing a team. Experience with push strategy, content optimisation and A/B testing is also strongly desired.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
This role sits within the Content Strategy & Programming unit of our Global Digital News & Streaming division. It reports to the head of audience development. It is a full-time position which can be based out of one of our offices in the US (Washington DC.or NYC) or in the UK (London).
In this role, you will lead the day-to-day curation of bbc.com. You will:
Be responsible for the promotion of news and factual content across the site and app
Establish and implement clear curation workflows to drive audience engagement while rigorously adhering to our editorial values and guidelines
Manage your team’s schedule to ensure 24/7 curation coverage
Work closely with editors across the BBC, including in our public service News and Sport divisions, on daily priorities and scheduling, as well as planning for big news events and initiatives, to make sure content is promoted in a timely and effective way
Always think about the mix of stories, formats and audience needs at different times of the day
Make sure our headlines are sharp and our image choices work for small mobile screens
Stay on top of breaking news and ensure changes are made quickly
Be able to plan and write accurate and concise push alerts
Stay abreast of emerging trends in news curation and what competitors are doing in this space to inform our strategic decision-making
Identify trending topics of interest, including on search and social, and collaborate with colleagues working on those stories to promote them in the right way
Help drive new learnings and insights to elevate on-site experience through A/B testing, strategic experimentation, and performance analysis
Collaborate with colleagues to make sure we present the best of the BBC’s journalism for U. and global audiences
Liaise with sales in order to develop, manage and maintain schedules for commercial promotional modules appearing on the indexes and story pages, and help coordinate promotional/marketing activities for ad-funded content where required.
Early morning, evening and/or weekend shift work may be required