JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Derby
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,300 to £35,000, 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.
Purpose of the Role
The BBC East Midlands region covers the biggest and best stories from the counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire - including vast parts of the Peak District - Leicestershire and Rutland. We are a multi‑platform news operation with an approach that prioritises digital first, and seeks to achieve maximum impact across online, TV and radio.
As an experienced text journalist, you will take charge of stories and write quick, accurate copy that conforms to the style of the BBC News website. You will look to tell your stories across online, radio, social media and television, and aim to get as many eyes on your journalism as possible, utilising the BBC’s resources and reach to access millions of viewers.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
* Writing text stories for the BBC News website to the highest standard
* Generating story ideas and ideas for follow‑ups that will work for audio and TV, as well as for digital audiences
* Ensuring accuracy and due impartiality with all content
* Being a collegiate and collaborative colleague, with the ability to network and foster relationships across the BBC’s teams locally and nationally
* Being a self‑motivated self‑starter who can thrive as an individual as well as part of a team
Essential Criteria and Skills
* Experience working in daily news
* Editorial experience and sound news judgement
* Significant experience working efficiently and accurately to rolling deadlines and breaking news. The ability to deliver high‑quality copy that demonstrates the BBC’s values of impartiality and fairness is compulsory
* You will have demonstrable experience of embracing technology, adopting up new skills and adapting to the changing demands of a digital working environment
* An understanding of digital news platforms and how to engage audiences
We would love to hear from you and encourage you to apply if you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths.
For further information about the role, please contact Alex Smith on alex.smith02@bbc.co.uk
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.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
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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