JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Nations, South Daily TV
LOCATION: Southampton
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.
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.
EXTEND
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contactextend@bbc.co.uk.
The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.
If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC South is looking for a self-starting multimedia journalist to work in its newsroom in Southampton. This is your chance to be part of a busy news patch, producing award winning TV news programmes. We are looking to recruit a journalist who can make the important regional stories come to life, who understands what makes a lead story and can work as part of a team to ensure content is delivered online, on TV, Radio and social media.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We are looking for a qualified journalist who is passionate about telling the important stories and celebrating the people and the places across the South of England. As the landscape of TV news is changing and people consume news in different ways - our digital offering is becoming increasingly important. This is an opportunity for you to be part of a hard-working, creative and editorially ambitious team serving audiences across a range of platforms.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* To work alongside the TV output producer to help plan and deliver our daily television output, and also be able to work alone compiling material.
* Identify and pursue unique and newsworthy story ideas. Conduct thorough research, verify facts, and arrange interviews or on-location shoots to bring fresh, original content to the bulletin.
* Work closely with camera operators, producers, reporters, and other newsroom staff to ensure seamless coordination from story conception to broadcast.
* Be a self-starter who can work independently under pressure and motivate others.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Ability to originate original stories.
* Qualified journalist, with a good knowledge of production techniques.
* Ability to use technology as required, in order to gather material for broadcast.
* A detailed knowledge of the BBC’s editorial and social media guidelines and commitment to Digital First.
* Effective planning and organising skills and ability to brief colleagues on assignments.
* Ability to write creatively in an engaging manner and adapt to different audiences and forms of media suitable for multimedia output.
Desired But Not Required
* Camera and editing skills (training can be given).
* Evidence of presenting content on radio, TV or online. This might be live or recorded.
* Experience of working in a live newsroom environment.
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.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr