Community Producer / Senior Journalist (BBC Radio Suffolk)
Journalism
Fixed Term - Part Time
BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 21/10/2024
THE ROLE
Job Reference: 018649
Band: D
Salary: £15,920 - £18,880 per annum (0.4 FTE). This role is part time 14 hours / 2 days per week, full time salary £39,800 - £47,200 per annum (1.0 FTE).
Contract type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract / Secondment - Part time (14 hours / 2 days per week).
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
BBC Radio Suffolk is looking for a creative Community Producer who delivers inspiring content.
Broadcasting from our studios in Ipswich, located in the heart of one of the most diverse parts of town, BBC Radio Suffolk tells the stories of the people of Suffolk on radio and our digital platforms.
We’re looking for someone who is great at enabling others to tell their stories on-air, online, through social media and on TV, and who can make content that will surprise our audience.
This is a great opportunity to work in one of the best places in the country with a highly talented team.
Main Responsibilities
You’ll work closely with programme teams and presenters to create outstanding content for our audiences, recognising digital opportunities to help our content travel further.
You will play a key role in finding and developing interesting stories from all walks of life in all corners of the county. You’ll develop partnerships with communities and design and implement a series of outreach projects which tell the stories of audiences we don’t currently cater for.
You’ll work on some major projects including supporting our Make A Difference Awards and our Christmas Carol Concert. You will support our effort to connect with hard-to-reach groups and organisations in Suffolk, making them feel supported, respected, celebrated, and that they have a voice.
Are you the right candidate?
* You’ll need an extensive knowledge of the communities in Suffolk, with ideas about how we can work with organisations and groups to highlight their work and set up impactful campaigns.
* We’re looking for someone with great editorial judgement, who can spot a story and turn it into creative radio and digital content.
* You’ll need experience of project and event management and be able to see an idea through from conception to delivery.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to establish new relationships are a must.
* You’ll have significant journalism and radio programming experience.
About the BBC
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 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. 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.
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. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
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