JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations, North East and Cumbria Digital Video and Social journalist (BBC Local)
LOCATION: Newcastle/Middlesbrough/Carlisle office – hybrid working
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £33,500 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
We are looking for an experienced multimedia journalist to create social media and digital video content for the BBC in the North East and Cumbria. Our social media platforms are vital in helping us to reach and interact with people who don’t get their local news from broadcast media. This role primarily involves self‑shooting and editing video, repurposing audio and TV content and producing daily posts to promote our stories on our social feeds.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We are looking for someone who is able to come up with a constant supply of original stories and have a nose for identifying potential stories to work on social media. Discovering stories through social listening is a key part of this job, and we are looking for someone who is comfortable sifting through social media and using tools to find stories that will appeal to the BBC’s lightest users. You’ll also work closely with the wider teams in digital, TV and audio and work with reporters to create explainers, as well as being able to re‑vision content into engaging social formats.
Please contact social media lead Kristie Kinghorn for more information on the role.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* You’ll be confident at pitching new ideas and creative treatments on the day’s news stories and be able to come up with a constant stream of original stories to self‑shoot and edit for multiple platforms across the North East and Cumbria news patch.
* Scripts, produces, and edits video – guiding correspondents and reporters to deliver in a way that works for social media audiences.
* Post links, graphics, photos and reels on our social media feeds on a daily basis and use social listening to source stories.
Essential Criteria
Your Skills and Experience
* A journalism qualification – NCTJ or equivalent – is essential for this role and experience of working in a newsroom.
* Demonstrates confidence in digital storytelling, with the ability to film and edit content that works well across different digital platforms.
* Is proficient in Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, or other video editing software.
* A good understanding of media law and the BBC’s editorial guidelines.
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.
As part of the application process please create an explainer reel for Instagram between 30 and 90 seconds on this news story about a landfill site. We are looking to see your creativity in selling the news story on socials in a clear and engaging way. Here is an article on the story – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx4yjjy2yo. Please submit your video via Dropbox, Google Drive or WeTransfer with no expiry date on it being viewable.
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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