Journalist BBC East Online - EXTEND 22980

Lynn News; Norwich; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a motivated online journalist to enhance their digital agenda in Norfolk. This role involves producing engaging local news content for various platforms, ensuring it resonates with diverse audiences. The ideal candidate will possess strong editorial judgement, a knack for original storytelling, and the ability to thrive under tight deadlines. With excellent career progression and unrivalled training opportunities, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the local community. Join a team dedicated to delivering news that matters and reflects the vibrant life of the region.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental health care

Gym membership

Qualifications

• Strong editorial judgement and ability to write clean, concise copy.
• Familiarity with social media and SEO in a news context.

Responsibilities

• Producing local news content for the BBC website.
• Delivering stories under tight deadlines while maintaining high standards.

Skills

Filming

HTML5

Interviewing

Research Experience

Ftp

Journalism

SEO

Final Cut Pro

Video production

Photo Editing

Writing Skills

Education

Degree in Journalism or related field

Job description

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Package Description

Extend: EX2324

Job Reference: 22980

Band: C

Salary: Up to 35150 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Permanent fulltime role. The work pattern is 35 hours a week with shifts ranging between 0600 and 2200 seven days a week. Some weekend working is required.

Location: Office Base is Norwich.

• Excellent career progression the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities our inhouse Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits We offer a negotiable salary packageand 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days a defined pension scheme and discounted dental health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.
  
  

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EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010 or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 if applying in Northern Ireland. Youre broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and longterm negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and nonapparent conditions and impairments and medical conditions such as Cancer HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process or have any questions about our Extend programme please contact the BBC Extend team via the shared mailbox.

The BBC are fully committedto providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

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Job Introduction

BBC Local is the family of services we offer across local communities in England including radio online social media and TV. With famous brands and new platforms we provide a rich mix of content and programming from news to entertainment.

We are looking for a motivated innovative online journalist to help shape our digital agenda focusing on the news agenda in Norfolk. This role will also include regular acting up as the senior journalist team manager for the county.

We want driven and passionate journalists who want to help reach new audiences with the news that matters to them. Youll be a journalist who knows what online audiences expect and know how to turn around clean copy under tight deadlines. The role requires someone who will be keen to do more than just look for press releases we want original ideas that help reflect the diverse audience across the region.

Main Responsibilities

• Producing local news content for the BBC website based in Norwich.
• Responsible for originating and producing stories for the BBC website which can also be used on other outlets as well as turning around content from wires and press releases.
• Working with colleagues to ensure all our journalism works across digital TV and audio platforms.
• Come up with investigation and feature ideas that help us represent the many different sides of life in the East of England.
• To tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• You need to be adept at technology picking up new skills and adapting to the changing demands of a digital working environment.
• The role requires some weekend working and early/late start times.
  
  

Are you the right candidate

The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria;

• Have sound editorial judgement making decisions on matters of editorial sensitivity under pressure. You should be curious in your approach to delivering original journalism.
• Able to write clean accurate and concise copy with quick turnaround times for publication on the BBC website.
• Be familiar with social media in a news context and know how to make the most of various platforms to reach a range of audiences.
• Understanding of SEO within a news context to help our stories reach the people most interested in and impacted by them.
• Comfortable with creating video content for social platforms particularly aimed at younger and female audiences.
• A keen eye for strong imagery to make stories standout online and be able do basic photo editing.
  
  

About The BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

We dont focus simply on what we do we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure youve read about our values and behaviours here.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individuals unique contribution enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC whether thats to contribute to our programming or our wide range of nonproduction roles. The more diverse our workforce the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age gender ethnicity disability sexual orientation gender identity socioeconomic background religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC please clickhere.

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.

Key Skills

Filming,HTML5,Interviewing,AP Style,Research Experience,Ftp,Journalism,SEO,Final Cut Pro,Video production,Photo Editing,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Book and Periodical Publishing

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