Journalist (Gloucester)

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Part-time - 21 hours

DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations and Regions

LOCATION: Gloucester

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,300 - £35,000 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.

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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are looking for a talented multimedia journalist with extensive digital writing experience with the ability to work in a multimedia way across TV and radio. You’ll be an experienced journalist who knows the issues that make the people of Gloucestershire tick. You’ll understand the most important subjects to people that live in communities such as Stroud and Tewkesbury, what issues drive bigger areas such as Gloucester, and know what the latest is in Cheltenham. We want someone who can bring in stories and deliver them across multiple platforms. You’ll be part of a brilliant team based in Gloucester, but we want you to root out the best stories across the whole patch.

You’ll be able to work to tight deadlines, make contacts and find stories. We want someone who can do more than turn around press releases – we want original journalism that helps reflect Gloucestershire’s diversity with a focus on working families and underserved audiences.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will cover the full range of news stories from across the county for online, radio and TV. You will be responsible for researching and writing and recording stories and dealing with breaking news. You will get behind the headlines, explaining issues and producing features to engage and inform our audiences.

The role is based in Gloucester and is predominantly office based.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• You’ll report to the news editor in Gloucester and be expected to deliver tight, well-written copy which will feature on the BBC News website. You will help to set up interviews and items for BBC Radio Gloucestershire, as well as deliver either voice pieces or clips for bulletins. Your work could feature across our social channels, and you may be expected to record interviews for our TV output.
• Report quickly and accurately the news stories of the day – from breaking news to social issues.
• Produce original journalism by using a wide range of contacts and sources and identify innovative story ideas and treatments for an online audience.
• Come up with investigation and feature ideas that help us represent different audiences.
• Report on news stories in the field and from the office, conduct interviews, attend media conferences, live events and report from court.
• Work as an integral part of the BBC Gloucestershire news team, working alongside producers, correspondents and reporters in the West, as well as the wider BBC.
• Deliver to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You’ll be a digital native – and comfortable writing and producing content across websites and social channels. You’ll be confident conducting interviews, and have a voice that works for radio.

• Proven ability to deliver original journalism
• Digital writing
• Radio production
• TV shoot/edit skills
• The ability to tell complex stories in an engaging way using a variety of text, video and social media.
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• The ability to build and maintain a range of contacts and sources
• An understanding of the web and social media, ability to identify shareable content, create, package and sell it.
• A willingness to experiment and try different approaches in digital storytelling to reach new and different audiences
  
  

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.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

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.