Journalist

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• Job Band: C
• Contract Type:
  Fixed-term Contract / attachment until 17/07/26, Full-time
• Department: BBC Scotland News and Current Affairs
• Location:
  
  Glasgow (Office based)
• Proposed Salary Range: £27,600 - £33,500 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. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the video team as a production journalist. We are looking for someone with strong editorial instincts and creative flair to work with the team that makes Reporting Scotland on BBC One Scotland and Reporting Scotland News at Seven on the BBC Scotland channel.

• As a production journalist, you will be a valuable member of the team.
• You will work with senior journalists, presenters and programme editors to shape the programmes we make.
• You will be required to take on a variety of shifts and roles. This includes working closely with presenters to produce and transmit breakfast and late bulletins for Reporting Scotland on BBC One as well as contributing to the main edition of the programme at 1830 and the 1330 bulletin.
• You will also help the News at Seven create interesting and compelling programmes by booking guests and working with reporters and senior producers.
• Some weekend working will be required.

• A strong editorial background and a good understanding of Scotland’s political and cultural life and its institutions and communities.
• An extensive understanding of the news agenda. Good knowledge of the stories which affect a Scottish audience.
• Good production skills – from editing material, booking guests and writing sharp, impartial and crucially accurate copy.
• You will have previous experience of working in a newsroom environment and have the ability to adapt to new systems.
• As an experienced journalist you will understand how Reporting Scotland and the News at Seven presents stories in an impartial and accurate way, especially when reporting on controversial issues.
• Creative thinking – coming up with ideas and thinking of ways to make them into exciting television.
• The confidence to contribute to editorial discussions and a high degree of motivation and a can-do attitude.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

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. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.

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