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Curation Editor

BBC
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Description

Location
London; Television Centre. This is a hybrid role balancing office working with home working.

Hours
Flexible 35-hour working week with weekend and public holiday shift work required as part of team rotation to meet operational needs.

Salary
Up to £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

About the Role
BBC Studios is hiring a Curation Editor for bbc.com, focusing on enhancing the BBC website and apps for global audiences outside the UK, including North America. You will manage the homepage and key indexes during UK morning hours, a critical window for our global audience and cross-timezone editorial operation. The role requires strong editorial judgment, a sharp eye for engaging headlines and visuals, and a keen understanding of U.S. and global audience needs in the digital space. You will work within the Audience Development team as part of the Global Digital News & Streaming division, reporting to the Lead Curation Editor.

Key responsibilities include promoting news and factual content effectively while adhering to editorial values and guidelines, collaborating with editors across BBC divisions, curating big events and initiatives, ensuring headlines and images are optimized for mobile screens, staying on top of breaking news, planning and writing push alerts, driving improvements through A/B testing and performance analysis, preparing clear handover notes, and reporting site or CMS issues promptly.

Requirements

Experience
Minimum 3 years' experience in digital publishing within a news environment. Prior experience as a homepage producer or editor, ideally in a news context. Experience with push notifications, content optimisation, and A/B testing is desirable. Strong attention to detail is essential.

About you
Digital journalism experience, ideally in news curation. Ability to work well under pressure and prioritise effectively amid competing demands. Broad and deep interest in news and factual content with comfort interpreting audience data to inform decisions. Collaborative self-starter able to work across editorial, commercial, audience development, analytics, and product teams. Enthusiasm for the BBC's role as a trusted news brand and understanding of impartiality in practice. Positive impact on newsroom culture. Strong organisational, planning, and time-management skills with flexibility to pivot as news demands. Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organisation across teams and time zones.

Qualifications
While no specific formal qualifications are listed, candidates should demonstrate strong editorial judgment, creativity, and a commitment to the BBC’s values including diversity, equity, inclusion, and impartiality.

Expiry date: 15/08/2026
Curation Editor
Company:
BBC
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
London