Senior Journalist - Money & Work

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Sector: Media and Publishing
Role: Senior Executive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Package Description

Job Reference: 21740
Band: D
Salary: £39,800 - £49,800 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: 4 months Fixed Term Contract
Location: Salford

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, gym and much more.

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Job Introduction

This is a rare opportunity to join the small Breakfast TV Business team in Money and Work's Salford team. We're looking for a senior journalist bursting with creativity, high journalistic standards and a desire to produce the best business slots for the country's most watched Breakfast show.

Working in a small team you'll be expected to come up with fresh ideas, bring business and economics to life for a morning audience and make them relatable. Breakfast has just moved to its new studio so we want someone who wants to use their graphic skills to bring out the best in the studio. It's a fast moving and demanding role - but very rewarding.

Main Responsibilities

• A Senior Journalist on the team is expected to work two different shifts - a next day planning shift fixing OBs, organising studio graphics, bidding and booking guests.
• You'll deliver scripts, commission graphics, organise resources and find locations, provide presenters with briefing notes and leave the morning teams with a comprehensive handover.
• You'll also be expected to work early mornings outputting with the presenter, producing on location or in the studio, reacting to breaking news and advising the main programme on those breaking stories.
• The SJ is also expected to plan and source material for short VTs or commission VTs as the programme requires.
• Reporting to the SJTM you are expected to work independently, but check in regularly and flag any issues to the SJTM.
• The SJ is the link between Money and Work and the Breakfast programme so you will keep Breakfast updated and liaise with them on story progress.

Are you the right Candidate?

• We're looking for an experienced journalist with good TV production skills both in the studio and in the field.
• You'll need good business and consumer affairs knowledge, as well as economics.
• Good communication skills are essential - you'll be working with presenters, producers and editors to explain plans and deliver high quality television.
• You'll need a strong understanding of the resources and technical requirements to produce ambitious outside broadcasts.
• Strong writing skills are essential for this role.
• You'll need to be able to work shifts with early starts and the ability to travel away from base at short notice.

If you have any questions regarding this role please contact Ana Lockerbie for more info. If you have any questions about the interview or application process please refer to Gateway where there is a wealth of resources and videos to help you.

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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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.

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