Journalist

ENGINEERINGUK; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent broadcasting organization is seeking a Journalist for its Wales Newsdesk. This role involves writing and broadcasting hourly news bulletins for BBC Radio Wales and requires strong editorial judgement and the ability to generate story ideas. The candidate should be experienced in news bulletin writing, able to work under pressure, and collaborate effectively within a team. This position offers a salary range of £27,600 - £33,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Editorial experience with story spotting.
• Willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Write and read hourly news bulletins at a high quality.
• Respond to breaking news and collate developing stories.
• Generate story ideas that benefit the newsroom.

Skills

Writing and reading radio news bulletins

Understanding of broadcast output/systems

Team collaboration across platforms

Audience appreciation

Job description

You will need to login before you can apply for a job.

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-Time.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Wales News
LOCATION: Cardiff
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £33,000 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Welsh language skills are not necessary / Nid yw sgiliau'r Iaith Gymraeg yn hanfodol

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Journalist on the BBC Wales Newsdesk, you'll play an important role in helping cover a wide range of stories across Wales. The role will mainly comprise of writing and reading hourly news bulletins for BBC Radio Wales, but the job will also feature newsgathering, and the opportunity to plan, pitch and report on your own stories which could be broadcast across Online, TV and Radio outlets.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The Newsdesk team are a widely skilled, close-knit team, responsible for dealing with a wide range of stories every day that end up being broadcast on TV, Radio, and Online services. As a newsreader for Radio Wales, you will be part of a team responsible for delivering that news to a high quality, to the audience on a daily basis. You'll also hopefully bring story ideas to the team, that could lead to coverage across different outlets.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

You'll be able to write and read radio news bulletins that are broadcast hourly to a high quality, during the week and on weekends. You'll show editorial judgement in knowing what makes a good story, and how they should be treated/covered. Help the Newsdesk respond to breaking news and collate information on developing stories and be able to work together in a team to divide workload on some stories, but also be able to work alone when needed.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Has the ability to write and read radio news bulletins to a high standard.
• Has an understanding of our radio programmes, TV output and online presence - and an ability or desire to work across all three.
• A technical understanding of broadcast output/systems and a willingness to learn new skills.
• A willingness to work as an active member of a team across all platforms.
• An appreciation of the audience we aim to serve.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Radio news bulletin writing and broadcasting skills. Specific training on the use of radio production systems can be given.
• Editorial experience - the ability to spot a story which may need responses or legal advice.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, and respond to breaking news at any time of the day.
• Ability to generate story ideas which could benefit the wider newsroom.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

Welsh language skills - not required but always helpful in the BBC Wales Newsroom.

Any story ideas you may have.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Visit this company’s hub to learn about their values, culture, and latest jobs.

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.