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Language Log in to Profile BBC Employee Login CREATE JOB ALERT Journalist (BBC Sounds Producer), BBC Radio Berkshire Job Description Job Requisition ID: 24253 Job Closing Date: 15/06/2025
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time Contract
DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations Radio Berkshire
LOCATION: Reading - Office based
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,300 - £33,000 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
BBC Radio Berkshire serves a diverse population of almost 1 million people in urban centres like Reading and Slough, historic Windsor and rural West Berkshire. We’re looking for someone who can craft great audio for BBC Local’s expanding digital services, including BBC Sounds.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Your focus will be on shaping great audio for our digital platforms, including the Secret Berkshire brand, the local Sounds rail, online and social media, as well as creating stand-out crafted content for daily radio shows and special editorial moments. A talented, creative and experienced producer, you will also support our radio teams by managing music, trails and station sound.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Inclusivity, respect, team work and creativity are important to us. You’ll need to demonstrate these values as well as having a passion to serve local audiences.
* You will have the ability to work flexibly and efficiently under pressure, to tight deadlines, with first rate communication skills.
* You’ll have extensive experience of producing audio content, and you’ll understand what stories matter to our current audiences and the new listeners we’ll be serving on digital.
* You’ll know how to craft audio to make creative and engaging content that resonates with local communities and has the potential to travel further via social media.
* We’re looking for someone who is organised, self-motivated and bursting with original ideas. Ideally you will also be able to support the wider team with duties such as live programme production.
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.
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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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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 pensionscheme 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.
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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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