News Editor, BBC News - Washington

As News Editor you will be responsible for overseeing several hours of live rolling and breaking news coverage with the highest level of editorial and production standards and lead a team of Assistant Editor(s), Senior Journalists, Journalists and Presenters. The role is the most senior role for our new output based in Washington. The News Editor will be expected to redefine and reimagine the relationship between digital and linear news on every platform by taking advantage of the power of visual storytelling both on air and online, use social media as a means of newsgathering and sourcing stories, and implement the importance of transparency in every aspect of our journalism as an integral part of news verification and authenticity. Your output will be seen on weekday nights on a streaming channel that will also air on linear TV. Your leadership will set an example to the entire newsroom of how to thrive under pressure and deliver news as it happens without sacrificing the quality and journalistic integrity of the product. You will create a competitive live news program and provide comprehensive coverage of global events that define the editorial brand of the network by making full use of the breadth of the BBC newsroom and field resources around the world.