Senior Lead Presenters, The Global Story
Location: London, GB, W1A 1AA
Job Reference: 22147
Band: E
Salary: Up to £122,500 + London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: x2 Fixed Term Contracts/ Attachments (12 months)
Application requirements: You will be asked to provide a 2 minute showreel of your work to support your application.
THE ROLE
We’re recruiting two senior presenters to co-host The Global Story podcast. The daily pod is being relaunched this spring with a new editorial vision and a greater emphasis on narrative storytelling. The BBC is investing in The Global Story to become the equivalent of the “front page” of the BBC in North America. The show will provide a deep dive on one big international story every day, giving the audience a deeper understanding of the context and stories that lie behind major global events.
As one of two hosts you will together be the personality of the podcast and a key editorial driving force. You’ll work closely with the production team to select stories and tell them in the most compelling way possible.
This role will be from Monday-Friday in the office at BBC New Broadcasting House, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends as the news agenda requires.
Main Responsibilities
* To co-host the relaunched daily (mon-fri) deep dive news podcast for WS and BBC Studios.
* Scripting and structuring the daily podcast.
* Planning and conducting in depth interviews which get the best out of the contributors.
* Play a leading role in choosing the best stories for the podcast, developing the focus of each episode, and shaping the narrative arc.
* Creative ability to generate and develop innovative ideas for our podcast output.
* To come up with authentic insights on the biggest global stories of our time.
* Helping to generate impact including digital for the podcast.
* Act as an ambassador for the podcast on and off air.
* Help to build the podcast community and grow the audience particularly in North America.
Are you the right candidate?
We are looking for presenters with the ability to connect with audiences through warmth, wit and authenticity. You’ll have experience of narrative audio storytelling having hosted a global podcast/radio programme or reported extensively from around the world, with exceptional writing skills and the ability to engage listeners through compelling scripting and interviews.
* Wide ranging experience of hosting and presenting including in depth and narrative audio/podcasts with a global outlook.
* Excellent writing/scripting and audio storytelling skills with a track record of using creative narrative devices.
* Extensive experience of doing in depth interviews with both experts and ordinary people.
* You’ll be an authoritative voice on global issues, with experience of either reporting from around the world or presenting podcasts or programmes that have a global outlook.
* You will have working knowledge of the current podcast market and audiences in the US, and experience of growing podcast audiences.
* You will have a flexible approach to hosting, be open to feedback, and willing to work with your co-host, editors and producers to develop a distinctive personality for the podcast.
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. We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.
Diversity matters at the BBC. 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. 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.
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.
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.
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