Job Band Band: DContract type: 12-month FTC/AttachmentLocation: Office-based in CardiffExpected salary - £37,845 - £44,913 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Job PurposeWe're looking for a Senior Journalist to lead on Search for BBC Wales News, delivering material for audiences in Wales and beyond, on one of the world's largest and most popular news sites. We want an ambitious and creative journalist with sound editorial judgment and experience of producing and overseeing Search content and analysis, including in breaking news situations. You should have an eye for detail, a keen sense of audience needs in the digital space, as well as an understanding of how trends and audience data can improve our journalism. The role will be called upon to write, edit and commission Search-related content, and to generate ideas for digital and linear coverage, helping to set the daily agenda. You'll help guide a team, with experience of supporting and managing others desirable. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Manage the commissioning and production of Search-related and explainer content for BBC Wales News' online and social platforms
• Work closely with news and live page editors on daily priorities and scheduling
• Stay abreast of breaking news to commission and make changes quickly
• Use tools and techniques to identify and predict trending topics of interest, including on Search and Social, to inform editorial decisions, treatments, and promotion
• Commission, write, sub-edit and curate text explainers
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across the newsroom to ensure we present the best of the BBC's journalism from other teams
• Produce live content for digital, including live streaming
• Help advise colleagues across the newsroom on how to research and produce Search and audience trend-inspired content

Knowledge, Skills, Training & ExperienceThe ideal candidate will be an adaptable and creative journalist with a strong understanding of how to deliver for digital audiences.You'll have the skills and experience necessary for delivering high-quality journalism, with all the competencies required for producing engaging digital content and to advise on linear content.You'll have the values and behaviours which enable you to lead the efforts of a team, overseeing other people's work and keeping them engaged to deliver outstanding output over time. You'll be adept at creating a respectful, productive and positive environment, and you'll be engaged by collaboration across different teams in order to deliver wider strategic aims.The ideal candidate will be accountable, taking on board feedback for their own performance constructively, while delivering feedback to others in the same spirit.You'll be an improver when it comes to finding creative ways to enhance our workflows and our output, and you'll be a resolver - someone who can fix problems effectively with speed. The ideal candidate will be someone who works hard to create a culture which embraces diversity and inclusion, and which encourages others to be their authentic self in a work context, to feel able to contribute their best in all ways.The role is office-based in Central Square in Cardiff. You'll be working on a shift basis, including some nights and weekends. About the BBCThe BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.