Environment Correspondent (Nations & Regions), South East - EXTEND

BBC; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC is seeking an Environment Correspondent for the South East to cover pivotal environmental stories. This full-time, permanent role requires a talented storyteller with significant editorial experience, passionate about climate change. The successful applicant will create compelling content across all platforms, engaging audiences in a critical conversation on our environment.

Qualifications

• Considerable editorial experience at a senior level.
• A proven interest in the environment and climate change.
• The ability to tell often complex stories in a way that connects with audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide insight and analysis on breaking stories while producing original content.
• Deliver content across digital, TV, and radio platforms tailored for various audiences.
• Work closely with planning and other news teams to meet BBC's local values aims.

Skills

Storytelling

Editorial experience

Engaging writing style

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Job description

Environment Correspondent (Nations & Regions), South East - EXTEND

BBC Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

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JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: E

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations, SE Daily TV

LOCATION: Tunbridge Wells

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £67,250 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.

BBC EXTEND

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 (1995) 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 [e-mail].

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface 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.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Climate change and its impact on the environment is the biggest issue facing the world today. Feedback about our multiplatform content has proved the audience has an appetite for environmental stories from a source they can trust. We’re now looking for someone to tell these often complex stories to our audience across the South East, in an engaging and creative manner. You will provide a level of context and analysis that helps everyone understand how those topics impact our lives.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our journalism across our digital, television and radio output. The ideal candidate will have considerable editorial experience at a senior level. We are looking for a correspondent who is a talented storyteller with an engaging writing style and flair for live performance.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

We’re a passionate team of story tellers covering the big stories from across Kent, Sussex and Surrey. We’re a digital first operation but our television and radio audience remain as important as ever. In our world, no two days are ever the same and we guarantee you will never be bored!

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• You will be expected to respond to breaking on the day stories, available to offer insight and analysis on your brief, whilst also working up your own original content across our output.
• You will work closely with our Planning Team, as well as wider news and audio teams to ensure we're meeting the BBC's 'Local Value for All' aims. This is a demanding role with plenty to juggle, so excellent organisational and communication skills are essential.
• You will be expected to film on your Mojo kit and edit stories as well as writing content in Optimo and ensuring your material reaches all platforms.
• You will have an understanding of the BBC's editorial guidelines, as well as media law and be able to demonstrate the BBC's values in your work and workplace.
• You will be a team player who is also adept at working independently, managing the demands placed on you effectively.
• You’ll deliver content across all our platforms (digital, TV and radio) and adapt your storytelling accordingly to successfully engage with the different audiences that we serve. The stories you tell will really cut through in a crowded news market place.
• Your stories will sometimes travel further than our region through the quality of your storytelling and your creativity.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Editorial experience at a senior level.
• A proven interest in the environment and climate change.
• A passion for telling stories creatively.
• A desire to share your stories across all platforms (Digital, TV, Radio).
• The ability to tell often complex stories in a way that connects with our audiences.
  
  

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.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [e-mail]

Redeployment

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.

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