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Band: E
Contract type: Permanent- Full time
Department: BBC Nations, BBC South West
Location: Plymouth.
Salary: £52,300 - £60,300 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC South West prides itself on first class coverage of news stories from across Devon, Cornwall and the Channel Islands. Our stories are seen and heard across BBC Spotlight, our four radio stations and our digital output and social media feeds.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Editor to help us deliver creative, impactful journalism across all platforms. The Assistant Editor produces our flagship 1830 TV news programme, plans longer term content for all platforms and delivers major editorial content across all our output.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The South West is a very diverse region, with several urban centres, rural landscapes and a large coastline. We want to recruit a leader who understands the audiences we serve. You’ll get what matters to the different communities which make up the South West – from the bustling cities of Plymouth, Truro and Exeter, to towns like St Austell, Bideford and St Helier as well as those in rural isolated locations across Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
* You will ensure the quality of stories is of the highest standard and will be responsible for editorial standards – ensuring our journalism adheres to BBC guidelines at all times.
* People skills are essential, and you must have experience of managing, developing and leading large teams.
* You will have significant experience delivering multi-platform journalism.
* Forge key relationships both externally with contributors, and internally with our teams, with a focus on staff development.
* Work collaboratively with our teams across the region as well as other BBC locations, to ensure that we are representing all the areas that we serve.
* Place huge value on diversity, both within our team and our output.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Significant management and leadership experience.
* Exceptional editorial and legal judgement.
* Experience of working collaboratively across all platforms.
* An understanding of the South West and its communities.
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.
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.
Information at a Glance
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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 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.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
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.
Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy
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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