Job Vacancy: Senior Journalist - BBC
Location: Belfast, UK
Closing Date: 26th November 2025
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC News Northern Ireland provides breaking news, analysis, features and debate plus coverage on topical issues across all platforms for local audiences and beyond. We are transforming its news operation to make it future fit in a rapidly changing and diversifying news media climate, with audience needs coming first and with digital at its heart.
We have an opportunity for a full time and a part time (14 hours per week) permanent Senior Journalist to work on daily news programming on TV and Radio.
Senior Journalists in BBC News NI have high levels of production skills, a reputation for creative thinking and a thorough grasp of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and journalism law.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM:
Joining the Belfast newsroom offers the chance to operate and grow in a busy and fast-paced news environment. Your work will help inform public understanding, drive important conversations across platforms, and make a real impact. It’s a dynamic environment where your voice matters and your decisions will really shape the content we offer to our audiences.