PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £33,900 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. ( Please note, this will be pro rata)
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Weekend bulletins area key part of BBC Radio Shropshire’s output and we’re looking for someone who can make them standout. As an experienced journalist, you’ll have strong legal knowledge and be able to spot the stories which matter to our listeners. You’ll be responsible for writing, compiling, and reading news and sport bulletins into our shared breakfast and daytime programmes, working alongside our online teams to ensure stories travel as far as possible.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Shropshire is a diverse news patch, which has seen some big stories over the last few years from the Whitchurch canal breach to Cinnamon the capybara who made international headlines after going on the run. As a team we strive to cover the issues which matter to the people who live here, and you’ll receive the support, guidance and training you need to develop your skills, to become a truly multiplatform journalist.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
* You’ll be responsible for writing, compiling and reading our weekend news bulletins.
* Willingness to learn new skills and put them into practice.
* A self-starter you’ll be able to work on your own without supervision as well as part of a team.
* Develop a good knowledge of the area, and the issues which matter to the people who live here.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
* Good news judgment and grasp of editorial and legal guidelines.
* Experience of reading and compiling news bulletins.
* Great writing skills.
* Ability to get to our newsroom in Shrewsbury for 6AM.
DESIRABLE
* Knowledge of BBC systems including Optimo, Dira and OpenMedia.
* Full Driving licence.
* A knowledge of the issues which are important to working families in Shropshire.
* Able to read bulletins to time.
* Experience of using a studio desk.
If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, 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.
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.
This is your BBC
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Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
* Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
* Excellent career and professional development.
* Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
* A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
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