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 Contract : Permanent Full-Time Location : Southampton (Hybrid) Band : C Job Reference: 20590 Extend: EX2324 Salary : £27,300 - £32,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. 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. 1. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. 2. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. 3. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days annual leave (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. Extend Role This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis. We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact the BBC Extend team via the shared mailbox. The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place. If you'd like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. Job Introduction BBC Radio Solent is looking for a journalist - an audio content producer - to join its talented team of broadcast journalists at our studios in Southampton. Serving a TSA of almost two million people across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight BBC Radio Solent reflects the lives of the counties' residents in everything we do. We're looking for accomplished all-rounders in a role where, as one of the station's audio journalists, you'll have experience of setting up and producing great radio, or be a skilled reporter who originates original stories - you might also be skilled in news reading, or creating digital audio content for online platforms. Main Responsibilities Creativity and storytelling are essential core skills. In this role you will tell stories from across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight in a dynamic way that will engage with our audience. No two days are ever the same. One day, you might be setting up programme content, the next you could be studio producing a live show. You may also find yourself reading bulletins on the radio and for our smart-speaker service. You will be skilled in coming up with creative content that engages with the communities and residents of the South and be able to share those stories in a variety of ways, not just on the radio, but on digital platforms as well. Through your work you'll strive to make the station more relevant to diverse audiences and look for opportunities to increase the reach of our audio within the opportunity audience. You will consistently achieve high journalistic standards and observe the BBC Editorial Guidelines. Are you the right candidate? You'll be a team player and you'll be brimming with ideas on news stories to share with the residents of the South. You'll have the ability to recognise how we can share those stories in a variety of ways, not just on the radio, but on digital platforms as well. You'll understand how to tell a story in a way in which our listeners can understand and engage with it. You'll be thinking about how to add value to an item using social media. You will be keen to bring in new contributors, voices and guest and really care about making your content reach a wide and diverse audience. You will work alongside the wider BBC South news operation where we are establishing new workflows, so adaptability and teamwork will be essential, as are excellent communication skills. This job will involve shift and/or weekend working. The contractual base will be BBC Radio Solent (Southampton), with variable hours. About the BBC We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care about 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-BD1 LI-DNI