Journalist

BBC; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BBC Scotland as a journalist passionate about storytelling. You’ll manage digital video content, ensuring high editorial standards while engaging audiences across platforms. This role requires resilience, teamwork, and video production skills to thrive in a dynamic news environment.

Qualifications

• Sound editorial judgement for story ideas.
• Experience in video production and editing.
• Strong understanding of Scottish news.

Responsibilities

• Manage BBC Scotland News digital video playlist.
• Edit breaking news clips with pace and accuracy.
• Source information during breaking news.

Skills

Editorial judgement

Team-player

Resilience

Video production skills

Understanding of Scottish news agenda

Tools

Premiere Pro

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC News Scotland

LOCATION: Glasgow

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE:£27,300 - £32,500 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Are you a journalist who is passionate about storytelling and wants to join BBC Scotland’s news operation in the impressive Pacific Quay building in Glasgow? BBC Scotland News is the nation's leading news service on television, radio, online, and social media. As a journalist in the digital video and social media team, you would help deliver high-quality stories that really matter to audiences across Scotland.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

We are a hard-working team consisting of people with a wide range of ages, from diverse backgrounds, and living in Glasgow and the surrounding towns and villages within commuting distance.

One day we might be involved with on-the-day news and speaking to contributors, and another day we might be working out creative angles for digital videos.

We are passionate about the news agenda and the roles in our team involve varied working hours including day shifts, early shifts (6am start) and late shifts (11pm finish) and some weekends.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• As part of a team, manage the main BBC Scotland News digital video playlist on the website and social media accounts on Facebook, X and Instagram, while maintaining high editorial standards
• During breaking news situations, under the guidance of editors, help source information from social media, including pictures, videos and contributors.
• Edit breaking news clips with pace and accuracy.
• Cut and edit and shoot videos in a style appropriate for social platforms.
• Work with reporters and correspondents to help them reach a wide audience with their stories, using your audience and social media knowledge.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Sound editorial judgement when developing story ideas, and accurate and impartial journalism skills
• Team-player who enjoys working with others
• Resilience and determination in getting to the core of stories or finding contributors
• Video production skills and filming and editing experience
• Strong understanding of the Scottish news agenda and how we engage our audiences to turn to BBC News Scotland for their content
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• Proficient in Premiere Pro
• Camera shooting skills
  
  

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.

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.

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.