Journalist, BBC Breakfast and News at One

Package Description

Job Reference: 20603/21605
Band: C
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Fixed term contract / Attachment (12 months)
Location: Salford - Office based

Hours of work for this role
A rota pattern across seven days leading BBC Breakfast and the BBC News at One. Unsociable hours and shifts, including nights and weekends are a key part of your pattern.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

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, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.

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Job Introduction

The BBC is looking for a creative broadcast journalist who is driven by ideas to produce content for BBC Breakfast and the BBC News at One.

We need a team player who can work under significant pressure and react to unfolding events, who has an understanding of BBC audiences and the ability to connect across all BBC platforms.

Main Responsibilities

• Book guests and write briefs for BBC Breakfast and the BBC News at One.
• Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
• Regularly contribute ideas for stories, segments, guests, and story developments.
• Liaise closely with other team members and with other departments in the BBC to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.
• Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism or project as appropriate.
• Tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
• Prioritise and plan activities taking into account all relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing, and resources available.
• Carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.
• Maintain compliant knowledge of media law and OFCOM guidelines.
• May be required to present content on radio, TV, or online, which might be live or recorded.
• May include the production and presentation of programmes, which might be live or recorded.

Are you the right candidate?

• A broad range of knowledge is essential on subjects ranging from politics and business to entertainment news.
• An eye for creative storytelling, package production, and guest booking.
• Regularly contribute ideas at key meetings and while working as part of a team or on location.
• Knowledge of working with live OBs and a good understanding of BBC Newsgathering systems.
• The ability to develop collaborative relationships within the wider BBC, working closely with colleagues in newsgathering and other programmes.
• Work across digital platforms for BBC News and understand the social media output for BBC Breakfast/BBC One and how to engage with underserved audiences.
• Working knowledge of and confidence in BBC’s Editorial guidelines.
• Comply with all BBC policies and BBC values, completing all mandatory courses.

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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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.

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