Senior Journalist - India Digital Team

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £42,800 - £58,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join the BBC’s India digital team as a Senior Journalist, shaping how audiences in India and worldwide experience the biggest stories. Based in London, you’ll commission, edit, and publish compelling news and features with accuracy, flair, and context—helping deliver trusted journalism that resonates globally.
The News team needs people who are full of ideas, eager to brainstorm and contribute to our editorial meetings. You will have useful and creative approaches to the big stories in India, including the best formats and visual treatments.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You'll be working daily on one of the world's most vibrant and diverse news agendas as the India digital team's representative in the UK. Working alongside the London-based Asia team, you’ll bring the biggest stories from India to a global audience.
This role offers the chance to write breaking news, live posts and features. As a senior journalist you'll also lead editorial shifts, edit live pages, and collaborate with colleagues across the BBC.
The News team needs people who are full of ideas, eager to brainstorm and contribute to our editorial meetings. You will have useful and creative approaches to the big stories in India, including the best formats and visual treatments. It’s an opportunity to innovate, broaden reach, and make a real impact on how millions engage with our journalism.
This role will largely work in the UK mornings to align with colleagues in Delhi, but weekend and night working may be required, as well as travel at short notice.
Please note that daily shifts will start either at 6am or 7am BST.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Commission, edit, and publish stories and videos for the BBC News website and social platforms
• Lead news shifts, setting the agenda and assigning stories to team members
• Shape coverage by identifying priorities and adding global context to local stories
• Write and edit breaking news, live pages, and high-impact features
• Monitor social media and audience data to inform storytelling and boost reach
• Meet tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards across all output
• Collaborate with other BBC teams to share content and avoid

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• At least seven years’ experience editing and publishing for a major news outlet
• Excellent knowledge of Indian news, history and politics
• A high standard of editorial judgment and production skills, based on substantial experience of editing and writing news stories, features and video scripts
• Ability to ensure the highest standards of subbing and error-free output
• Extensive experience of copy editing and rewriting news and features in text
• Strong understanding of social media formats, and analysing audience data to inform editorial strategy

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience of editing video scripts and producing videos
• Familiarity with global news trends and digital audience behaviour
• Experience collaborating across international teams
• Interest in exploring innovative storytelling formats for digital and social platforms
• Knowledge of Indian languages

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Disclaimer

This is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]