Digital Journalist - LBC

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Job Description

Digital Journalist

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter — our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.

Your Role: Digital Journalist

As a Digital Journalist at Global, you will help evolve and expand our digital offering across our marketing leading apps and websites. We’re looking for online journalists who live and breathe news. As an all-rounder - you’ll be able to write, edit and curate news, with knowledge of SEO and social media.

Key Responsibilities

• Create content for one of the UK’s leading news brands
• Use a variety of skills to bring your journalism to a wide audience
• Cover a wide variety of stories for LBC’s digital audience

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big: Write the news for an audience of millions  Own It: Create compelling original news stories for LBC Keep it Simple: Work quickly and accurately to deliver news stories Better Together: Work closely with colleagues in the newsroom and externally

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Covered multiple stories for LBC’s website
• Pitched ideas, carried out interviews
• Reacted to breaking news
• Written live blogs 
• Built partnerships with multiple internal stakeholders in the London and regional newsrooms
• Contributed towards LBC’s digital readership targets


What You’ll Need

• Experience of working in a newsroom.
• All the skills needed to be an online journalist.
• This will require overnight and weekend work.
• You’ll be working from our London office, in Leicester Square.

Creating a place we all belong at Global

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global. 

As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email at recruitment@global.com, we’ll be happy to help.