JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 months Fixed-term Contract/ attachment, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC South
LOCATION: Oxford - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £41,200 - £50,000 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
Are you a great storyteller with a sharp editorial instinct and skill to develop original story ideas and produce accurate and impartial journalism? We have a rare job opportunity with our vibrant Local Story Team in Oxford for a Senior Journalist Reporter. This is your chance to reach and build new audiences with original, agenda-setting stories across television, digital platforms and radio.
Why join the team
At BBC South News, you’ll be part of a team which values creativity, integrity, and innovation. You’ll have the freedom to shape stories that matter and the support to grow your career in one of England’s most ambitious newsrooms. Adaptability and teamwork are essential, especially as we evolve our workflows to meet the demands of a fast-paced news environment.
This role may involve shift and weekend working, and the contractual base will be BBC South News (Oxford).
Your key responsibilities and impact
* Break stories that matter – uncover and develop original journalism that resonates with our audiences and shapes the news agenda.
* Create compelling content – produce engaging reports tailored for TV, radio, and digital, using your creativity to bring stories to life.
* Working across all platforms – film, edit, and script your own material for our flagship nightly news programme, write for online and create social media and radio content.
* Respond to breaking news with confidence and clarity, deliver live reports which inform and engage.
* Champion diversity – ensure inclusivity is at the heart of your storytelling, reflecting the communities we serve.
Your skills and experience
Essential criteria:
* Exhibits strong editorial judgment and a proven track record of producing accurate, impartial, and impactful journalism.
* Experience delivering original stories that shape the news agenda and thrives in a collaborative environment.
* Tells stories in a creative and engaging way, with the ability to tailor content for different audiences and platforms.
* Local knowledge and insight, with a deep understanding of the region and its people.
* Can film, script and edit their own content for transmission across BBC1 bulletins, radio, and online platforms.
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.
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
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
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.
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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