JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Part Time for 14 hours per week - Thursday and Friday each week.
DEPARTMENT: Radio Suffolk
LOCATION: Ipswich
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £33,900 pro rata, per annum 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 Radio Suffolk is looking for a great journalist with sharp writing skills and strong editorial judgement to work as part of breakfast team. You will help shape the daily news agenda by identifying and setting up agenda setting stories for our flagship BBC Radio Suffolk breakfast programme, ensuring our coverage reflects the stories that matter in Suffolk and drives the conversation across the county. You’ll work closely with the breakfast presenter – supporting them with strong stories, effective briefing and ideas that both provoke an opinion and bring a smile. You’ll be adept at responding to breaking news, generating original journalism and collaborating with colleagues to ensure compelling, creative and relatable output for our audiences.
Why Join The Team
We’re looking for people who can deepen our relationship with local audiences. You’ll be a creative journalist and storyteller who reflects the diversity, energy and character of Suffolk. Every day, you’ll help make BBC Local famous for its outstanding journalism and its deep connection with the people we serve.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Setting up agenda setting stories for the BBC Radio Suffolk breakfast show, ensuring our journalism reflects the stories that matter in Suffolk and helps drive the conversation across the county.
* Supporting the breakfast presenter by supplying strong story lines, effective briefings and material that provokes opinion, encourages reaction and sometimes brings a smile.
* Writing and structuring scripts and cues with accuracy, clarity, wit and flair, often under pressure.
* Generating original story ideas that connect with local audiences and attract new ones.
* Working collaboratively with presenters, reporters, editors and production colleagues across BBC Local.
* Building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues throughout the BBC.
Your Skills And Experience
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* First class writing, production and organisational skills.
* Good knowledge of Suffolk and a clear ability to identify, understand and reflect the stories that matter to people here.
* The ability to support a presenter effectively, offering story ideas, context and insight that provoke opinion, spark reaction and bring warmth or humour.
* Strong editorial judgement and an understanding of the BBC’s audiences and distinctive news values.
* Excellent communication skills, with a commitment to dealing with colleagues in an inclusive, nurturing and kind manner.
Desirable
* A proven ability to help drive the conversation in Suffolk through relevant, creative and agenda setting journalism.
* Significant recent experience in a fast paced news environment, preferably working with audio.
* Understanding of audience metrics and subjects will perform well online and on social media.
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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