Journalist

BBC; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Wales is recruiting a Journalist to join the Wales Today team in Cardiff. You will work across shifts, including weekends, producing bulletins and collaborating with reporters to bring stories to air.

This role offers opportunities to develop Welsh current affairs coverage for broadcast across platforms, within a close-knit newsroom environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy newsroom.
• Knowledge of Welsh news, politics and current affairs.
• Experience of working to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Producing bulletins across a range of shifts, including weekends.
• Working with reporters and correspondents to bring their stories to air in an engaging and informative way.
• Opportunities to develop your own stories for broadcast across a range of platforms.

Skills

Newsroom experience

Welsh current affairs knowledge

Deadline driven

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term Contract / Attachment, Full Time until March 2027

DEPARTMENT: BBC Wales News

LOCATION: Cardiff

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £32,000 - £34,500 per annum 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

We've got an exciting opportunity for a Journalist to join the Wales Today team in Cardiff. If you're keen to develop your TV skills and work on one of the most watched television programmes in Wales then we'd like to hear from you.

You will work towards producing some of our bulletins across a range of shifts, including weekends. You will also work with reporters and correspondents to bring their stories to air in an engaging and informative way. There will be opportunities to develop your own stories for broadcast across a range of platforms.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will be joining a close-knit, supportive and professional team delivering news to a big audience 7 days a week from morning to late. It is a hugely rewarding and varied role.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Producing bulletins across a range of shifts, including weekends.
• Working with reporters and correspondents to bring their stories to air in an engaging and informative way.
• Opportunities to develop your own stories for broadcast across a range of platforms.

Your Skills And Experience

You will have previous experience working in a busy newsroom and a genuine interest in and knowledge of Welsh news and current affairs.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of working in broadcast or online news
• Knowledge of Welsh news, politics and current affairs
• Experience of working to deadlines

Desirable

• Experience of using editorial judgement in career so far
• Experience of being able to work with limited supervision

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.

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

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered.

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.