Journalist (Guernsey)

BBC; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local news organization in Guernsey is seeking a creative multi-platform journalist. You'll join a dynamic team focused on compelling storytelling across radio, TV, and digital platforms. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of local issues and a collaborative spirit. This role offers an excellent opportunity to shape impactful journalism within a supportive team. Salary up to £35,000 with additional allowances, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• A strong understanding of Island life in Guernsey.
• Proven creativity in generating engaging content.
• Experience in multi-platform journalism.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling content across radio, TV, and digital platforms.
• Self-shoot and edit video for high-quality visual output.
• Generate original story ideas and deliver engaging journalism.
• Uphold the highest editorial standards under tight deadlines.

Skills

Creativity

Broadcast journalism

Team collaboration

Understanding of local issues

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 1 x 12 month fixed term/attachment & 1 x Fixed term/Attachment/Continuing - Please note: Continuing contracts can only be offered to candidates with Guernsey residential status.
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: BBC Guernsey (office based)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £35,000 plus additional Channel Islands weighting allowance. This will be dependent on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious and creative content maker to join BBC Guernsey. You'll be part of a dynamic and exciting team who put audiences at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for a great multi-platform journalist who can really shape our output across radio, TV, online and socials. Aside from reporting, you'll need to have a good range of other skills; the ability to read bulletins, report live with bags of personality, and produce our radio shows.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You'll be working in a unique part of Britain for a station with one of the highest percentage listener rates in BBC Local radio, reaching audiences who truly value local journalism. Our reporters work seamlessly across TV, audio, online and social media, giving you the chance to build outstanding multi-platform skills in a supportive environment. Based in a distinctive news patch with its own government, you'll cover stories that genuinely impact communities, while learning, growing and thriving within a collaborative, encouraging team.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• You'll be part of a multi-skilled team, creating compelling content across radio, TV and digital platforms.
• You’ll bring a passion for powerful audio storytelling, with a strong flair for writing engaging scripts and online articles that reflect what matters to local audiences.
• You’ll confidently self‑shoot and edit video, producing high‑quality visual content.
• You’ll generate original story ideas from a wide range of sources, delivering creative journalism that surprises and engages listeners.
• Working to tight deadlines, you’ll uphold the highest editorial standards, producing accurate, impartial and trusted journalism.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• A strong understanding of Island life in Guernsey, with a clear sense of the stories and issues that matter most locally.
• Proven creativity, with the ability to generate fresh ideas and bring new, engaging treatments to stories across platforms.
• Experience in broadcast journalism across TV, radio and digital, with a genuine willingness to learn, develop and master multi‑platform storytelling.
• A collaborative team player, able to work positively with colleagues and contribute to a supportive, high‑performing newsroom.
• A solid understanding of the BBC Editorial Guidelines, with a commitment to accurate, impartial and trusted journalism.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Experience reading news bulletins, with a strong understanding of what makes a clear, engaging bulletin and the confidence to deliver breaking local and national news.
• Some on‑air experience, including live reporting on radio and/ or television, with the ability to think quickly in a live environment.
• Experience of programme production, building effective working relationships with presenters and contributors to help deliver the strongest possible output.

We are a seven day a week operation, and this role may require some weekend working.

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. For an informal chat about these opportunities, please contact the Guernsey News Editor, Penny Elderfield.

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 Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

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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.