The job requires an editor who is as confident managing major breaking news coverage as commissioning on-the-day stories that work for digital audiences from other teams in BBC News. 

These are senior roles in the Digital News team and, working with the Senior News Editor, play an important role in managing the team and helping it achieve editorial and audience goals.

These roles will be on a weekend rota and will involve two weekday shifts too.

You will be able to demonstrate the following key criteria:

• Excellent editorial judgement with experience of overseeing breaking news on digital platforms and executing a digital coverage plan
• Experience of commissioning reporters and editing text stories to deliver high quality news reporting in a breaking news environment
• Experience of managing and motivating a team under pressure
• A track record of successfully using audience and search data to improve digital coverage, drive change and reach new audiences.