Journalist

BBC Group and Public Services; Saint Helier; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted health care and gym

Job summary

BBC Radio Jersey, part of the BBC Group and Public Services, is seeking an audio specialist and multimedia journalist to read news bulletins and produce programmes for Jersey audiences. You’ll pitch stories, develop original content, and contribute across platforms including on air, online and digital channels.

Based in Jersey, you’ll join a small, multi-skilled team with early mornings and weekend shifts, flexible working options, and opportunities to engage with local communities while

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in radio, audio or multimedia content production, including researching stories and contributing to editorial output.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to read news bulletins clearly and accurately and contribute content across platforms.
• Experience recording, editing and producing audio content, with a good understanding of digital and broadcast production workflows.

Responsibilities

• This is an exciting opportunity to work across a range of radio bulletins and programmes – you’ll contribute engaging programme ideas, research guests and topics, and there will be the opportunity to undertake some on‑air work reading news bulletins and reporting.
• You’ll deliver programme production duties, updating BBC Sounds programme information, recording and editing multi‑track audio and developing stories to be used across all platforms.
• You’ll also operate a variety of broadcast equipment including the on‑air studios, our production desk, and our broadcast vehicles. You may work on weekdays and at weekends including early mornings.
• You will work across a range of news‑reading and radio production shifts – including early mornings and weekends – as part of a small multi‑skilled team creating great audio, digital and TV output.
• Demonstrable experience in radio, audio or multimedia content production, including researching stories, generating programme ideas and contributing to engaging editorial output.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to read news bulletins clearly and accurately and contribute content across multiple platforms.
• Experience recording, editing and producing audio content, with a good understanding of digital and broadcast production workflows.
• Technical aptitude and willingness to learn and operate a range of broadcast equipment, production systems and studio technology.
• Strong teamwork skills and an understanding of local audiences, with the ability to work collaboratively in a small team and adapt to a flexible working pattern, including early mornings and weekends.

Skills

News reading

Audio production

Story pitching

Editorial judgement

Tools

Broadcast equipment

Audio editing software

Job description

St Helier, GBR, JE2 3PL
| St Helier, GBR, JE2 3PL

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time Contract
DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations Radio Jersey
LOCATION: Jersey
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,000 - £35,000 plus Channel Island Weighting 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.

This role is based in Jersey. This role is open to candidates who are “entitled” to live and work in Jersey only. More information is available at www.gov.je/jobs

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We’re looking for an audio specialist who’s equally comfortable reading news bulletins and producing programmes. You’ll work across a range of weekday and weekend programmes delivering community‑focussed stories for the island of Jersey. We’re unique. We have our own Government, laws and traditions and you’ll be close to the audience you serve. There will be opportunities to pitch and develop original stories and to work across platforms as required.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC Radio Jersey has been at the heart of island life since 1983, delivering news and conversation that gets people talking. Join our friendly, ambitious team and help create content that informs and engages audiences across Jersey.

Even if we say so ourselves, Jersey has got to be one of the best places to live and work. You're never more than ten minutes from the sea and we have some of the best beaches in the British Isles.

We’re looking for a creative multimedia journalist to contribute ideas, tell compelling stories and connect with our audience across platforms.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• This is an exciting opportunity to work across a range of radio bulletins and programmes – you’ll contribute engaging programme ideas, research guests and topics, and there will be the opportunity to undertake some on‑air work reading news bulletins and reporting.
• You’ll deliver programme production duties, updating BBC Sounds programme information, recording and editing multi‑track audio and developing stories to be used across all platforms.
• You’ll also operate a variety of broadcast equipment including the on‑air studios, our production desk, and our broadcast vehicles. You may work on weekdays and at weekends including early mornings.

You will work across a range of news‑reading and radio production shifts – including early mornings and weekends – as part of a small multi‑skilled team creating great audio, digital and TV output.

• Demonstrable experience in radio, audio or multimedia content production, including researching stories, generating programme ideas and contributing to engaging editorial output.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to read news bulletins clearly and accurately and contribute content across multiple platforms.
• Experience recording, editing and producing audio content, with a good understanding of digital and broadcast production workflows.
• Technical aptitude and willingness to learn and operate a range of broadcast equipment, production systems and studio technology.
• Strong teamwork skills and an understanding of local audiences, with the ability to work collaboratively in a small team and adapt to a flexible working pattern, including early mornings and weekends.

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.

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.

Information at a Glance

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 pensionscheme 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.

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.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

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]

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.