Journalist (BBC South News) : EXTEND

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 6 Month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC South
LOCATION: Southampton
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £33,900 per annum 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.

BBC 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 contact [email protected].

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

This is an opportunity to be part of the news team covering stories from across the South, including Hampshire, Dorset, The Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. We pride ourselves in delivering high quality, multi-platform stories, including digital, social media, television and radio.
This role will involve setting up content for our flagship television news show BBC South Today as well as writing online articles, filming and making videos for our social platforms. We also generate news content for our radio stations.
We're looking for an ambitious journalist, who is keen to ensure the BBC remains at the heart of the local conversation.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As well as working on the daily news agenda, you will be planning and producing items that matter to our readers, viewers and listeners. You will have the opportunity to make your original ideas work on both our linear and digital platforms. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who cares about the importance of informing local and regional audiences about what impacts their lives. This role involves varied working hours, including some evening and weekend working.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Looking after a story from concept to broadcast/publication. This could include finding and researching stories, booking guests and liaising with reporters.
• You'll have the ability to exercise strong editorial judgement to tight deadlines.
• Excellent writing ability with a solid understanding of legal and editorial issues.
• Contributing on a daily basis to the production of original journalism by the BBC South news team.
• Creating and identifying the content that helps keep the BBC relevant in an ever-changing local news landscape.
• Liaising daily with teams in digital, television and radio, to promote an integrated approach to our storytelling.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Strong journalistic skills and experience of delivering news to a deadline.
• Understand what matters to people about their local community and beyond.
• Experience in producing concise, creative and accurate news content.
• Track record of coming up with original news ideas and stories.

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.