Journalism Coordinator, BBC Radio Norfolk (Saturday Breakfast)

BBC; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Radio Norfolk seeks a Journalism Co-Ordinator to enhance their Saturday Breakfast Show. The ideal candidate will bring creative energy, excellent audio editing skills, and strategic thinking to engage audiences across multiple platforms, helping shape an innovative broadcasting environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to deal with contributors and source great guests.
• Experience with live studio production on Saturday mornings.
• Quick turnaround of contributions for on-air requires sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Assist and live produce the Saturday Breakfast Show for four counties.
• Come up with creative ideas and maintain high standards in audio processing.
• Demonstrate excellent decision-making skills and attention to detail.

Skills

Creativity

Interpersonal Skills

Audio Editing

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: 7M FTC (Could be extended, not guaranteed) 1 day a week. Weekend working (Saturday, 5am - 1pm)

DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Norfolk, Sussex, Cambrdige, Essex

LOCATION: Office Base is Norwich - The Forum. Office based role.

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £24,250 - £34,250 pro rata depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Job Purpose

BBC Radio Norfolk is looking for a creative and quick thinking Journalism Co-Ordinator to join our programme team, specifically our regional Saturday Breakfast Show which goes out to Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. We are looking for someone who knows what makes a great contributor to a programme, can match a producer and presenters energy, isn’t afraid to speak up and get involved with programme ideas or on air contributions and sets themselves high standards when it comes to audio editing, programme output and team working.

Assisting and live producing a four county Saturday Breakfast show which sets people up for the weekend, is ear catching and a programme that people talk about. You’ll have creative ideas, a toolbox of creative ideas and be excellent at energising a presenter in a live studio environment as well as knowing what makes a great contributor to a programme.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC Radio Norfolk is gaining a reputation of being innovative when it comes to multi-platform working. We’re not just about Audio, we love live streaming big moments, working with telly to get the biggest impact of a story and working out how far we can make a guest travel on our socials. You’ll play a key role in this with the aim of getting your weekend content across the station and programmes – wherever they originate from!

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Team player with high standards
• Live Studio Production on Saturday morning
• Editorial and decision making skills
• Coming up with creative ideas and unafraid to refresh when needed
• Excellent audio editing skills
• Attention to details when it comes to processing audio
  
  

Your Skills And Experience/ Essential Criteria

• Ability to deal with contributors
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Quick turnaround of contributions for on air
• Sourcing great guests who fit the programme brief
• Live Studio Production on Saturday morning
• Coming up with creative ideas and unafraid to refresh when needed
• Excellent audio editing skills
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• Experience of working in a regional environment / across several radio stations
• Knowledge of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and/or Essex
  
  

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.

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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.