Lead - Planning, BBC News Hindi

Job Description:

• Lead editorial planning
  to ensure timely, innovative, and impactful coverage of key national and
  international stories across platforms.
  
• Develop and maintain
  daily, weekly, and long -term editorial calendars, ensuring effective
  resource planning and deployment.
  
• Coordinate with editors,
  language teams, and key stakeholders to maximise content collaboration and
  cross -platform coverage.
  
• Lead deployment
  planning, including logistics, risk assessments, budget utilisation, and
  staff safety for major assignments.
  
• Drive editorial
  initiatives, identify coverage opportunities, and proactively lead
  planning discussions and decision -making.
  
• Organise and facilitate
  editorial planning meetings, ensuring clear priorities, accountability,
  and timely execution.
  
• Optimise utilisation of
  reporters, producers, and field resources to deliver high -quality
  journalism efficiently.
  
• Monitor emerging news
  trends, advise editorial teams on priorities, and ensure preparedness for
  breaking and planned events.
  
• Mentor and support
  planning teams through regular feedback, coaching, and development while
  fostering collaboration across teams.
  
• Continuously improve
  planning processes and workflows to meet the evolving needs of a
  fast -paced digital newsroom.