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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Scotland News
LOCATION: Inverness
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £40,000 - £48,500 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
We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Senior Journalist (Reporter) to join our busy news team in the Highlands. You’ll be able to deliver expert, authoritative and innovative news coverage as part of a small team covering a huge geographical area. You’ll be required to report for multi-platform outlets including radio, TV, online and social media. You will be comfortable working alone or as part of a team in a variety of roles. The job will involve TV and radio package making, live on-air reporting, writing for radio news bulletins and providing online content.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
BBC News is committed to creating a more diverse, inclusive and agile organisation that responds quickly to changing audience needs, provides you with exceptional career opportunities, and strengthens our position as a world-leading source of trusted and impartial news.
Based in the Highlands, our Senior Journalist (Reporter) will play a key role in the wider BBC strategy to provide strong local and national news coverage. You will be able to demonstrate in depth knowledge of the news agenda of the Highlands and Islands as well as having good contacts or the ability to develop them. A knowledge of Gaelic would be advantageous in this role. The successful candidate will have clear ideas of how digital news services can help us attract and develop new audiences. You will also have lots of story ideas and an ability to identify the under-reported stories affecting people and communities in the area. You will have an understanding of the institutions of the region, the issues affecting those living here, and how we can represent the diverse range of communities.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Provide high-quality journalism for TV, Radio and Online outlets.
Develop original journalism stories throughout the region.
Work collaboratively with different teams across the BBC for the greatest impact.
Have a strong understanding of audience needs particularly those currently under-represented in BBC output.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Excellent editorial judgement and significant experience delivering high-quality journalism.
* Experience of taking editorial decisions quickly and independently while under pressure to meet deadlines and a changing news agenda.
* Demonstrate knowledge of Scots law and the law as it affects broadcasting.
* There will be some weekend and evening working, considerable travel and a willingness to be flexible according to the editorial demands of the position.
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.
Please note that as a part of the application process, you are required to supply a showreel of no more that 3 mins showing your broadcast experience.
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
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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 pensionscheme 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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