Journalism Coordinator - EXTEND

BBC Group and Public Services; London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Journalism Co-ordinator to manage and coordinate exciting projects in a dynamic environment. This role offers the opportunity to work on key news coverage, engage with audiences, and contribute to innovative digital productions. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and a passion for media, ensuring seamless operations while adapting to the fast-paced nature of news broadcasting. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this role is part of a supportive team that values every individual's unique contributions and offers excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental care

Health care benefits

Gym membership discounts

Negotiable salary package

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating multiple projects simultaneously.
• Understanding of digital production processes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multiple ongoing projects effectively.
• Produce call-sheets, risk assessments, and book crews.

Skills

Project Coordination

Digital Production Processes

Problem-Solving

Scheduling Knowledge

Record Keeping and Metadata

Job description

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Job Title: Journalism Co-ordinator

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: London, GB, W1A 1AA

Company: BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 05.01.25

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 20592
Band: B
Salary: £24,280 - £32,400 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: 12m FTC/Contract - Hybrid
Location: London News Broadcasting House

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.

Job Introduction

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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.

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 contact the BBC Extend team.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face.

Main Responsibilities

• Organising, co-ordinating and managing multiple ongoing projects.
• Producing call-sheets and risk assessments, booking crews and problem-solving during production.
• Ensuring the output is co-ordinated as activity increases.
• Working with colleagues across the BBC on key news coverage and audience panels.
• Experimentation, piloting and continual improvement of projects.
• Building VOD audiences and growing live audience on iPlayer.
• Working some evenings and weekends for news coverage on iPlayer.

Are you the right person?

The successful candidate should have:

• Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating multiple simultaneous projects.
• An understanding of digital production processes.
• A willingness to learn and adapt in a changing environment.
• Knowledge of production requirements, including scheduling.
• An appreciation of record keeping and metadata in production.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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.