Breakfast Journalism Coordinator

Content- Fixed Term - Full Time- Leicester, GB, LE1 5LB- BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST- Job Closing Date: 22/05/2024**THE ROLE**:
**Job Purpose**:
**Salary**: £24,039 - £32,051 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

At BBC Radio Leicester, we love to celebrate our city and county - its sport, music, talent and diversity. We’re at the heart of the community, reflecting real life and bringing people together through story-telling. We are looking for a sharp-minded, quick-thinking and creative Journalism Co-ordinator to join our brilliant Breakfast show team. You need to be well organised, be able to listen and follow instructions and respond effectively, be full of initiative and ideas, have a flair for audio content and be able to think visually for Social Media, be a self-starter who can see projects through from inception to delivery and be capable of working as a part of a team as well as unsupervised.

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:

- Provide production assistance on location for live and recorded events; TV gallery support e.g. auto script, timings, where required; undertake straightforward recorded interviews; coordinate studio guests.
- Contribute programme ideas and carry out research, under supervision, in support of journalists.
- Responsible for the simple operation of a variety of analogue and digital radio and TV equipment, tape editing, taking circuits, use of continuity cameras, etc.
- To work closely with the production team before, during and after the output production.
- Build and maintain contact lists and databases; research and compile source data into briefs for journalists or presenters.
- Undertake a range of programme or newsroom administration, including booking and coordinating production facilities; logging music output and trails; preparing programme scripts and running orders; dealing with correspondence.
- Find contributors for items on programmes; persuade contributors to go on air.
- Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
- At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.

**Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience**:

Essential
- Understands the basic language of the broadcast media and the differing needs of each programme; has a developed interest in broadcast media and, for those appearing on air, a good microphone voice.
- Ability to originate and assist with the development of programme ideas and shows an ability to assess relative merits of stories.
- Demonstrates an ability and aptitude in the use of operational, broadcast and computer-based technology.
- Ability to work well within a team as well as on own initiative.
- Demonstrates a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understands how individual differences can benefit the BBC.
- Thinks ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines and resource requirements.
- Has the ability to establish rapport quickly with a wide range of people within and outside the BBC either face to face, over the telephone or in writing.
- The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.

**Job Impact**:
Decision making
Operates within known routines and procedures. Supervised by colleague.

Scope
A role with some journalism experience or knowledge, which supports other members of programme teams with the production of news articles and content.

**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.