Responsibilities
* Provide live reporting and turnaround for breaking news stories under tight deadlines.
* Research, brief, script and deliver radio stories, including interviews and guest segments.
* Prepare and present hourly news bulletins, including weekend breakfast and mid‑morning content.
* Deliver creative on‑air treatments that respond to evolving news and audience needs.
* Work with BBC news producers and colleagues across the corporation, maintaining high‑standard accuracy, impartiality, and fair dealing in line with BBC Editorial values.
* Work predominantly on weekends, with an additional weekday shift before or after the weekend.
* Demonstrate a strong broadcast voice and exceptional clarity and confidence in radio delivery.
* Produce creative treatments on air, including original story ideas, suitable guests, and background research.
* Show live production experience, summarising complex issues calmly and clearly under significant time pressure.
Qualifications
* Experienced journalist with passion for storytelling, breaking news experience, and a newsreading voice.
* Strong broadcast voice and production skills.
* Digital journalism skills are desirable.
* Motivated, multi‑skilled journalist able to shape content across multiple platforms.
* Ability to adapt stories for different platforms and meet tight deadlines.
* Original and inclusive ideas that reflect a diverse audience.
* Demonstrated accuracy, impartiality, fair dealing and compliance with BBC editorial values.
* Skills: reporting, newsreading, editorial judgement, broadcast experience, and creativity.
How to apply
Please send a demo radio news bulletin in an MP3 or WAV file no longer than 3 minutes to sam.thomson@bbc.co.uk. If you have difficulties emailing the demo, use WeTransfer. No other forms of submission will be considered.
Why join the team
We're looking for a team player who wants to join a local news team in the BBC where your skillset will be acknowledged and nurtured. If you love telling local stories that matter to the people that live here in the North East, we want to hear from you.
We value ambition, high standards and creative storytelling, and also want to have fun. The role is demanding, but we set high standards and encourage a flexible, supportive working culture.
Benefits
* Fair pay and flexible benefits, including a competitive salary package.
* Flexible 35‑hour working week.
* 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days.
* Defined pension scheme.
* Discounted dental, health care and gym.
* Excellent career and professional development.
* Supportive working life, including flexible working arrangements that can be discussed at any point during the application, selection or offer.
* 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.
Diversity & Inclusion
We want the broadest range of talented people to join us. Our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. 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. Disability confident.
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