Journalism Coordinator - Birmingham

BBC Group and Public Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The BBC Group and Public Services in Birmingham is seeking a part-time Journalism Coordinator to support overnight programming across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Nations and BBC Local Radio. Based in Birmingham, you will help ensure programmes run smoothly, manage stories and provide essential information to teams.

Responsibilities include coordinating overnight outputs on weekends, assisting with guest bookings, and ensuring compliance with editorial guidelines.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience supporting journalism, content production or broadcast teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work effectively under pressure.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to support colleagues across multiple teams, with a commitment to accuracy, fairness and the BBC’s editorial values.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the editorial and production requirements of overnight programmes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings.
• Supporting journalists, producers and presenters with programme preparation.
• Monitoring diaries, guest bookings, running orders and story developments.
• Assisting with the organisation and communication of editorial information across teams.
• Helping to manage workflow and ensure deadlines are met in a fast-paced news environment.
• Ensuring all work adheres to BBC Editorial Guidelines and relevant compliance requirements.
• Answering phones and prepping callers of TX.

Skills

Organisational skills

Journalism support

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation under pressure

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term, Part-time ( 23 hrs per week) until 2 April 2027
DEPARTMENT: Nations and Regions
LOCATION: Birmingham Mailbox
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,400 - £33,400 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

When much of the UK is asleep, our overnight output informs, supports and connects audiences across the country. From key workers to people living alone, listeners rely on us for trusted journalism, compelling stories and companionship through the night. Based in Birmingham, we are looking for an organised and proactive Journalism Coordinator to support overnight programming across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Nations and BBC Local Radio.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The BBC is one of the world's most respected media organisations, serving audiences with impartial journalism. You will work alongside talented journalists and production teams while developing your career through industry-leading training. As a Journalism Coordinator, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of overnight output across multiple services. You will help ensure programmes run smoothly, stories are effectively managed, and teams have the information required to deliver great content.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Coordinating the editorial and production requirements of overnight programmes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings.
• Supporting journalists, producers and presenters with programme preparation.
• Monitoring diaries, guest bookings, running orders and story developments.
• Assisting with the organisation and communication of editorial information across teams.
• Helping to manage workflow and ensure deadlines are met in a fast-paced news environment.
• Ensuring all work adheres to BBC Editorial Guidelines and relevant compliance requirements.
• Answering phones and prepping callers of TX.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience supporting journalism, content production or broadcast teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work effectively under pressure.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to support colleagues across multiple teams, with a commitment to accuracy, fairness and the BBC’s editorial values. Confident working in a fast-paced newsroom or media environment.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience of producing Overnight live output.

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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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

Information at a Glance

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Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

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We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

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