Assistant Editor, Weekend Planning and Commissioning

The assistant editor plays a key role in our drive to deliver high-impact journalism and significantly grow our digital audiences on weekends. They manage a team of senior journalists and journalists who commission, edit and sign-off news stories, features, deep dives and quick hits for the BBC News front page. As a key part of our seven-day planning and publishing operation, the assistant editor will work with Commissioning Group and editorial teams across BBC News to spot, commission and edit ambitious content which meets the different needs of audiences at weekends. You will be responsible for identifying angles and formats that will work for weekend audiences, driving them through from commissioning to publication and optimisation. You will lead a small team of senior journalists and journalists who will work closely with teams from across BBC News to deliver sharp and engaging weekend pieces. The general working pattern is Wednesday to Saturday, with occasional shifts from Thursday to Sunday.

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