Weekend Journalism Coordinator (Radio Newcastle) - EXTEND

BBC; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000

Job description

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Package Description

Extend: EX2324

Job Reference: 21528

Band: B

Salary: £24,280 - £26,987 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Permanent role - 14 hours

Location: Office Base is Newcastle

• Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact [e-mail]. For any general queries, please contact: [e-mail].

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 the BBC Extend team via the shared mailbox.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace 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.

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Job Introduction

Are you a team player looking to join an audio team in the BBC where your skillset will be acknowledged and nurtured? Do you want to move to a new way of working within an ambitious broadcasting station?

We're looking for an experienced, versatile journalism coordinator to join the team here at BBC Radio Newcastle. We want a driven and passionate person who is keen to reach new audiences from diverse communities through our various platforms.

Main Responsibilities

• An ability to support production teams and help us deliver our stories digitally, (through social media and the local Sounds Rail).
• Provide production assistance in the studio or on location for live and recorded output.
• Contribute programme ideas and carry out research, under supervision, in support of journalists.
• Responsible for the simple operation of a variety of analogue and digital radio, digital editing.
• To work closely with the production team before, during and after the output production.
• Build and maintain contact lists and databases; research and compile source data into briefs for producers and presenters.
• Undertake a range of programme administration, including booking and coordinating production facilities; logging music output preparing programme scripts and running orders.
• Find contributors for items on programmes; persuade contributors to go on air.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.

Are you the right candidate?

• Will clearly be able to demonstrate an understanding of how we can tell stories digitally.
• Understands the basic language of the broadcast media and the differing needs of each show.
• For those appearing on air, a good microphone voice.
• Ability to originate and assist with the development of programme ideas and shows an ability to assess relative merits of stories.
• Demonstrates an ability and aptitude in the use of operational, broadcast and computer-based technology.
• Ability to work well within a team as well as on own initiative.
• Demonstrates a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understands how individual differences can benefit the BBC.
• Thinks ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines and resource requirements.
• Has the ability to establish rapport quickly with a wide range of people within and outside the BBC either face to face, over the telephone or in writing.
• The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadline and changing priorities and circumstances.
• An understanding of social media.
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Good technical skills or the ability to learn.
• A willingness to broadcast live.
• Excellent research skills.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

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Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.

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.