This job is with BBC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Package Description Job Reference: 21632 Band: B Salary: £24,280 - £32,000 London Weighting depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract type: Continuing Contract Location: Office Base is Glasgow. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working. 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. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustmentsbbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchrbbc.co.uk. Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application. If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here Job Introduction Are you a journalist with skills that would suit long form programme making? Do you love digging out stories that others would rather remain untold? Do you have a passion for journalism that makes a difference? BBC Scotland's investigative team are recruiting for an enthusiastic and creative Journalism Researcher to join the team in Glasgow. Main Responsibilities As part of the award-winning Long Form Journalism team, you will find, develop and pitch investigative story ideas for TV, radio, digital and online whilst demonstrating innovation, a desire and determination to tell untold stories and a passion for original journalism that appeals to our diverse audience across all our platforms. You will identify and select stories predominantly for the Disclosure strand in a way which demonstrates strong journalistic skills and editorial judgement, as well as good legal knowledge and sensitivity to the dilemmas involved in and the people affected by these decisions. You will support the team making films, contributing research and ideas for stories, encouraging innovation but always working within BBC editorial guidelines. You will take a role in the creative and journalistic process as part of a team of producer/directors and to deliver compelling content from complex material, including working across the wider News and short form output produced by the team. The journalism researcher will mine material from publicly available sources of information, take responsibility for the collation of footage and other material in the course of production, and work with the BBC's systems to produce components of long form pieces, as well as shorter pieces for the wider New output. Are you the right person? Ability to communicate effectively with Long Form Journalism team and talk confidently to contributors as well as working with them to share their stories; Understanding of the goals and objectives of the Disclosure programme and the ability to communicate these to others Clear understanding of major Scottish institutions, and the unique political landscape here Practical skills in TV and digital video and audio production, including working knowledge of editing platforms such as Avid, Premiere Pro, etc. Well-developed skills in journalistic research, including researching publicly available sources, tracking down people and working with data You will be highly creative and imaginative, bursting with original ideas and a true desire to tell the untold stories that appeal to our diverse audiences. People are at the heart of our stories; our ambition is to tell original, untold stories that make a difference to our audience. We are looking for someone who shares that same ambition and has the drive and determination to succeed, with the ability to talk confidently to people and persuade them to share their stories We're looking for someone who has experience in working with database, spreadsheets and with obtaining data and information from publicly available sources. We're looking for someone with some experience audio and video editing, and who can work flexibly across the production, collaborating with colleagues from across the News department and beyond. You should have an understanding of the goals and objectives of the programme and the ability to communicate these to others; along with knowledge of relevant editorial guidelines and awareness of BBC and statutory policies and regulations relevant to programme-making. 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. 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. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. 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 - 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. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here. LI-DNI