Weather Presenter

Long Description

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term, Part-time / 6 months, 0.5 EFT (2 and a half days / 17.5 hrs per week)

DEPARTMENT: BBC South West

LOCATION: Plymouth

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 27,600 – 32,600 pro rata 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

The BBC South West weather team provides up to date and detailed forecasts for BBC Local Radio, Regional TV and digital platforms for the whole of the West and South West. Delivering live and pre-recorded content our weather presenters appear on-air several times a day, as well as on our social media and online channels reporting on big weather events. We are looking for someone to join the team for six months in a part time capacity.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This role requires someone who is at home in front of a camera and microphone. You’d be joining a hard working team of meteorologists who are passionate about what they do. You’d be working in Plymouth with an experienced team of journalists serving audiences across the West and South West, telling the weather story whether that’s snow on Dartmoor, a drought in Cornwall or flooding in Wiltshire. We are looking for someone who’s passionate about everything to do with the weather, not just the forecasting.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Preparing regular forecasts for multiple counties
• Recording radio weather forecasts for multiple radio stations
• Recording or presenting TV forecasts
• Working with online and social media teams to drive digital content around weather events
  
  

Your Skills And Experience

• A good understanding of the theory and science of weather
• Good knowledge of broadcast and computer based technology
• Experience of presenting for both TV and radio, on location and in the studio
• Able to work to tight deadlines with minimum supervision
• Have experience of working across multiple platforms (TV, radio and digital)
• A good understanding of climate change and the impacts for local audience
  
  

Essential Criteria

• A science based degree
• Experience of weather forecasting
• A good understanding of the BBC Local audience and how to present the weather in an engaging and interesting way for the greatest impact
  
  

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.