Senior Journalist in Cardiff

1 month ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom BBC Wales Full time

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act if applying in Northern Ireland. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact the BBC Extend team via the shared mailbox.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

Salary : £39,800 to £47,200 per annum dependent on relevant skills and experience

Welsh language skills aren't essential for this role / Nid yw sgiliau yn yr Iaith Gymraeg yn hanfodol ar gyfer y swydd hon

Job Purpose

As a Senior Journalist on Radio Wales News, you'll be responsible for producing our breakfast and drive programmes. At the heart of the department, you'll need to be ready to take charge of putting together and outputting live programmes – with all the editorial, legal and creative considerations that involves. Getting the best out of the team is crucial, whether that's journalists, presenters, reporters or studio staff. That's all needed to increase the audience of our programmes, and get the biggest possible impact for our journalism.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

You will be responsible for:

  • Planning Radio Wales Breakfast and Radio Wales Drive, including regular weekend working
  • Outputting the live programmes, including regular early starts and late finishes
  • Overseeing the work of the journalists
  • Editorial and legal considerations, and resolving problems independently
  • Possible line management of a small number of people

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

To be a success in this job, you'll need to demonstrate:

  • Substantial relevant journalism experience or live radio production
  • The ability to successfully run small teams, getting the best out of colleagues, including those more senior such as presenters and correspondents
  • Confident application of BBC editorial guidelines and media law
  • A willingness to develop productive relationships with contributors, the rest of the Wales newsroom, other parts of the BBC and external contacts
  • An excellent knowledge of Wales, its people and its politics

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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