Journalist

Job Details

Job Band: C

Contract Type: 12 month fixed‑term Contract, Full‑time

Department: BBC News South, Local Story Team.

Location:

Southampton (office based)

Proposed Salary Range: £27,000 – £34,500 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 – there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Are you a sharp, creative journalist with a passion for storytelling across platforms? BBC Local is looking for a talented and dynamic journalist to join our Local Story Team in Southampton.

This is your chance to be part of a team that delivers compelling journalism for online, TV and radio. We’re after a versatile all‑rounder who thrives on breaking news, can report live from the scene or studio, and crafts engaging digital content that resonates with our diverse audience.

This is an opportunity to join one of the largest regional newsrooms in the country where no two days are ever the same. At BBC South News, you’ll be part of a passionate team committed to high‑quality journalism that informs, reflects, and connects local communities. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills, work on impactful stories, and be part of one of the most trusted news organisations in the world.

We expect our stories to have impact and encourage our team to find and produce their own exclusives. It’s a demanding but extremely rewarding place to work. We pride ourselves on our team ethic. We support each other and celebrate each other’s success.

• Responding swiftly to breaking news and developing stories.
• Reporting live on location and in the studio with confidence and clarity.
• Writing sharp, accurate, and engaging stories for our digital platforms.
• Filming and creating digital video content that brings stories to life.
• Pitching original ideas and treatments that reflect the communities we serve.

• Journalist with strong editorial judgement and a nose for a great story.
• Experience in multi‑platform journalism – online, radio, and TV.
• Creative storyteller who can think visually and write with flair.
• Team player who brings energy, ideas, and contacts to the newsroom.
• Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including occasional weekends.
• Strong editorial judgement & Media law knowledge.

• TV Reporting
• Radio Bulletin News Reading
• Film Editing

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.