Journalism Researcher, Newsbeat
Job Reference: 22102
Band: B
Salary: Up to £28,053 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: The Mailbox, Birmingham
Interviews: Expected to take place on 24th March.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
THE ROLE
Newsbeat makes BBC News content that reflects the lives of 15-24 year olds in the UK. Our radio programmes and bulletins are heard on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Asian Network throughout the week. Our online content appears on the front of the BBC News app and it’s regularly amongst the most-read stories.
We’re looking for a journalism researcher with a range of skills, ideas and experience to work mostly on our online and radio output. This role can involve creating audio, video and text journalism for many platforms: radio, online, social media, iPlayer and Sounds.
Note: In this role, you will work as part of a 7-day rota that could include earlies, lates, and weekends.
Main Responsibilities
Our journalism researcher forms a key part of our daily news operation. You will work on planning and preparing radio and online content, both on the day and for the future. This includes pitching stories and treatments for our target audience, finding and organising contributors, gathering background information on stories to brief presenters/reporters, recording and editing audio, writing scripts and online text.
Are you the right candidate?
You’ll need to have plenty of ideas about which stories we should be bringing to our 15-24 year old target audience each day, reflecting the things they care about. You’ll also need to be full of ideas about how those stories should sound on the radio or what they should look like online.
We're looking for people who bring creativity and energy to the role. You will be working to tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment as part of a close-knit team, so time management and team-working skills are essential. You will need an understanding of the three radio networks on which we’re heard and the BBC News Editorial Values.
You’ll also need a proven interest in news and an insight into the UK’s diverse communities.
The successful candidate will have:
* Proven ability to pitch ideas and treatments that will engage our target audience
* Proven ability to conduct journalistic research on a wide range of topics
* An understanding of the way our audience consumes digital and social content
* Experience in live broadcast news or sport
* Experience in editing audio for broadcast
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.
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 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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