Overview
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Job details: Contract Permanent, Full-time; Department BBC Lancashire; Location Blackburn; Salary £27,600 - £37,050 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Flexible working will be discussed at offer stage. The BBC Extend programme provides accessibility support for applicants who identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.
If you need adjustments for the application process or have questions about BBC Extend, please contact extend@bbc.co.uk. The BBC is committed to workplace adjustments to remove barriers for disabled employees.
For more information on BBC Extend, visit the BBC Extend webpage (EXTEND code: EX2324).
Purpose of the role
We’re looking for an experienced journalist to deliver news bulletins with authority, personality and warmth. You’ll be part of the on-air team and may report on stories and create content for our website, audio and television services. You’ll need a confident voice, strong editorial judgment and creativity.
Why join the team: work on varied stories across platforms in a supportive, creative and editorially ambitious environment.
Key Responsibilities and Impact
* Produce and present BBC Radio Lancashire’s weekday morning bulletins and BBC Sounds bulletins.
* Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and produce accurate, impartial journalism.
* Keep colleagues across the BBC informed about breaking stories (online, social media, TV, national radio).
* Deliver to tight deadlines while maintaining high editorial standards.
Essential Criteria
* Significant recent experience reading live radio bulletins.
* Sound editorial decisions aligned with the BBC’s news agenda and audience needs.
* Strong writing skills to tell and sell stories effectively.
* Strong broadcast voice.
* Commitment to diversity and understanding how individual differences benefit the BBC.
* Ability to work effectively within a team.
Desirable but not required
* Optimo trained for online writing.
* Mojo trained.
* Effective planning and organizing skills, ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Other information
Disclaimer: This job description outlines essential characteristics and principal accountabilities. This is not a complete account of all duties. Employment screening checks apply to any offer (references, eligibility to work, safeguarding and adverse media checks where applicable).
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