Senior Journalist, Reporting England

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time, 12 Months Fixed Term Contract/Attachment

DEPARTMENT: BBC News

LOCATION: Bristol

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £50,000 - £60,000 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 – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

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This is a key role for the Reporting England team, based in Bristol. It requires an experienced Senior Journalist who will be a key part in the delivery of BBC News Content's very best out of London journalism. With a focus on Digital and Live as well as broadcast output, this Senior Journalist will need a track record of delivering original journalism across platforms and staying on top of developing stories.   You will be self-starting with the ability to drive stories on your own as well as when part of a small team.

The successful candidate will be an experienced journalist with top production skills, excellent news sense, a reputation for creative thinking and a thorough grasp of the BBC's Editorial Guidelines and journalism law. 

You will have an understanding of how to get excellent original content commissioned within BBC News and the needs of the various audiences that come to BBC News output.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As part of the UK News Content team, you will particularly focus on identifying stories which connect with underserved audiences and which address the themes and issues that matter to people. The role will also involve working flexibly according to a fast moving and unpredictable news agenda.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Working closely with our correspondents to deliver original, impactful journalism that's relevant to a national audience.

Reacting to breaking news to meet tight deadlines across digital, TV and radio and manage competing output Demands.

Pitching original stories and ensuring a co-ordinated and smooth rollout across BBC News whilst ensuring content is fair and accurate and reflects important issues for audiences in the region and nationally

Supports digital output and gets content to as wide an audience as possible by liaising with teams and building relationships across BBC News

Collaborates effectively with colleagues in the team, the BBC region and across the wider BBC News teams to enable efficient production and rollout of content breaking stories as needed

Willing to be flexible to react to breaking news in an unpredictable and demanding news environment and to travel as necessary

Manages resources and technology to deliver quality content in a timely and cost effective manner

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

A high standard of editorial judgement and experience of field production and putting together broadcast packages

An in-depth understanding of BBC News Content and output demands and how to deliver quality content to tight deadlines

Proven ability to originate impactful stories and ensure a co-ordinated and smooth rollout across BBC News, with a particular focus on digital output

Ability to manage staff and resources as cost effectively as possible and work flexibly as part of a team

Detailed knowledge of Editorial Policy and Legal requirements when delivering complex stories.

Able to maximise current technologies to their fullest to best meet output demands

An understanding of health and safety procedures and how they apply to broadcasting