Senior Journalist

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, Part-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News

LOCATION:

Glasgow, office based
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE:
Upto £42,000 (EFT) - (pro rata 0.75 upto £31,5000) depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of BBC Scotland’s radio news coverage. As Senior Journalist on weekend radio programmes you will play a key role delivering high quality content for our audience. You will shape the news agenda deciding on the stories we cover and how we cover them. Your experience, ideas and enthusiasm will be crucial in making our programmes the best they can be.

BBC Scotland’s weekend news output offers a great opportunity for someone who has a strong journalistic background and a vision for how our programmes should sound. You will uphold BBC values and enjoy working as part of an ambitious, collaborative team. You will be passionate about multi-platform broadcasting and finding new ways to deliver our content to the widest audience possible.

• You will produce and output live radio news programmes selecting editorial content and treatments
• You will book guests and liaise with BBC reporters and correspondents
• This is a senior role so you will need to understand the importance of impartiality; have extensive editorial experience; sound judgement and be assertive in decision making
• As a member of the weekend production team, you’ll also produce The Saturday Show as and when required
• As a Senior Journalist on weekend programmes you will be required to work on a Saturday and Sunday

• Detailed knowledge of the Scottish news and sports agenda
• Experience in audio news production
• Awareness and knowledge of media law
• Experience of broadcasting technologies and live outputting
• Experience working in a fast-paced news environment and leading a team
• Track record in delivering original journalism

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.

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educated and entertain.

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• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive…