Journalist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible week

25 days leave

Pension plan

Health & gym

Job summary

BBC Wales in Cardiff seeks a Journalist to join the Wales Today team, producing bulletins across shifts, including weekends, and collaborating with reporters to deliver engaging stories for air.

You will have a background in busy newsrooms, knowledge of Welsh politics and current affairs, and the ability to meet tight deadlines while developing stories for broadcast and online platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in broadcast or online news.
• 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

Cardiff, GBR, CF10 1FT

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]

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.

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

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 pension scheme 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.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

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.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss: [e-mail]