Journalism Coordinator - Southampton - EXTEND, Southampton
Client: BBC
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 21182
Job Views: 9
Posted: 09.02.2025
Expiry Date: 26.03.2025
Package Description
Job Reference: 21182
Band: B
Salary: £24,280 - £26,987 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent role – Part time (0.2 EFT)
Location: Office Base is Southampton
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
* 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.
Job Introduction
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. You should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and meet the definitions of disability in the relevant acts. We are committed to making the application process as accessible as possible.
BBC Radio Solent is looking for a Journalist Coordinator to join its talented team at our studios in Southampton. This role will be a key part of the studio production team overseeing our Saturday Breakfast programme, which serves a TSA of more than three million people across five counties.
We’re looking for someone with high creative, collaborative and communication skills, with experience in making radio content and audio storytelling. You’ll help set the agenda on a Saturday morning and ensure we reflect the lives of all the counties’ residents in our content.
Main Responsibilities
A Journalism Coordinator will assist the production, preparation and output of the programmes, supporting a multiplatform approach. You will work as part of a programme team and assist with studio technical duties and preparing content for our linear services and BBC Sounds. You’ll undertake a variety of production duties from editing audio and operating broadcast equipment to dealing with callers, contributors and guests.
Are you the right candidate?
* You’ll be an adaptable team player, brimming with ideas and creative treatments.
* You’ll have experience with audio storytelling and recognize how stories could be told on digital platforms.
* You’ll understand how BBC Local’s content helps the BBC achieve its strategic aims.
* You will be keen to bring in new contributors and care about making your content reach a wide and diverse audience.
* You’ll be an excellent communicator, whether speaking on air or with callers.
* You’ll be aware of the aims of the wider BBC South news operation.
This role is one day a week, on a Saturday. The contractual base will be BBC Radio Solent (Southampton).
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment. We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
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