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Journalist
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JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Part time - 21 hours per week

DEPARTMENT: BBC Wales News

LOCATION: Wales – Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,300 - £35,000 pro rata, per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Nid yw sgiliau'r Iaith Gymraeg yn hanfodol ar gyfer y swydd hon / Welsh language skills aren't essential for this role

BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact extend@bbc.co.uk.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

For an accessible version of the advert, please click here

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are looking for a driven and passionate journalist to join the digital team in Wales. You’ll be an experienced digital journalist who knows what online audiences expect and can turn around copy under tight deadlines. This job requires someone who can do more than just look for press releases – we want original journalism that helps reflect Wales’ diversity with a focus on working families and underserved audiences. The role is based in Wales and involves shift work including late, early and weekend working.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will cover the full range of news stories from across Wales for online and social platforms. You will be responsible for researching and writing news articles and headlines, sourcing pictures and dealing with breaking news. You will get behind the headlines, explaining issues and producing features to engage and inform our audiences.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact


* Report quickly and accurately the news stories of the day – from breaking news to social issues.
* Produce original journalism by using a wide range of contacts and sources and identify innovative story ideas and treatments for an online audience.
* Come up with investigation and feature ideas that help us represent different audiences
* Report on news stories in the field and from the office, conduct interviews, attend media conferences, live events and report from court.
* Work as an integral part of the BBC Cymru Wales news team, working alongside producers, correspondents and reporters, as well as the wider BBC.
* Deliver to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

* Sound editorial judgement and can make decisions on matters of editorial sensitivity under pressure.
* Proven ability to deliver original journalism.
* The ability to work quickly and accurately to a rolling deadline and respond to breaking news, producing high quality copy that demonstrates the BBC’s values of impartiality and fairness.
* The ability to tell complex stories in an engaging way using a variety of text, video and social media.
* A demonstrable understanding of the law in relation to online journalism and the BBC's editorial guidelines.

Desired But Not Required

* The ability to build and maintain a range of contacts and sources
* An understanding of the web and social media, ability to identify shareable content, create, package and sell it.
* A willingness to experiment and try different approaches in digital storytelling to reach new and different audiences

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.


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