Journalist, Isle of Man

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom BBC Full time
Journalism

Fixed Term - Full Time

Isle of Man, GB, IM99 1SW

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 13/06/24

THE ROLE
Package Description

Job Reference: 16898

Band:
C

Salary:
£28k - £32k depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: 6mths Fixed Term Contract / Attachment

Location:
Office Base in Douglas, Isle of Man

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.


Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.


Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.


Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.


Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months.

If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.

Job Introduction

BBC Isle of Man is looking for a Journalist to join our small team in Douglas.

Reporting to Senior Journalist Catherine Nicoll and working alongside two other colleagues on the island (as well as the wider BBC North West team), you will produce compelling original content for the BBC News website, our social channels, and North West Tonight.

The team's aim is simple – to reflect all aspects of life on the Isle of Man, from Tynwald to the TT, back to its people.


While this will primarily be a digital writing role, you will be expected – with support and training – to supply content for television.

We are determined to hire a driven and passionate journalist who wants to help reach new audiences with the news that matters to them.

The role requires a self-starter keen to do more than just recycle press releases all day – we value original ideas Creative treatments, gaining great access to people at the heart of stories and working collaboratively with a wide range of colleagues are essential.

Main Responsibilities

Producing and writing local news content quickly and accurately for the BBC Isle of Man news website and social media accounts

Originating and producing stories which can also work well for television

Coming up with story and feature ideas that help us represent all aspects of life on the Isle of Man

Using social media both as a newsgathering tool (social listening) and as a way to increase our journalism's reach

Being adept at technology, picking up new skills and adapting to the changing demands of a digital working environment

Working primarily on weekdays during the day, but also being flexible enough to work occasional weekends and early mornings/evenings

Are you the right candidate ?

Have sound editorial judgement, making decisions on matters of editorial sensitivity under pressure

You should have a recognised qualification in journalism

You should have a track record of delivering original journalism

Able to write clean, accurate and concise copy with quick turnaround times for publication on the BBC website

Be familiar with social media in a news context and know how to make the most of various platforms to reach a range of audiences

Understanding of SEO within a news context to help our stories reach the people most interested in and impacted by them

Comfortable with creating video content for social platforms, particularly aimed at younger and female audiences

A keen eye for strong imagery to make stories standout online and be able do basic photo editing

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.

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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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.

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.

This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

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