Journalist, Jersey - EXTEND

BBC; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC in Jersey is seeking a driven journalist to join the South West digital team, producing content for the BBC News website and social platforms, serving audiences in Jersey, Guernsey, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as well as national and international audiences.

This role is primarily a writing-focused position with digital-first storytelling, but you will also tell stories across radio and TV and receive training if needed.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience as a daily news journalist.
• Ability to write tight, accurate, impartial copy under deadlines.
• Knowledge of media law and the BBC guidelines.
• Strong understanding of social media for sourcing stories.
• Experience using social listening tools.

Responsibilities

• Producing and writing news content for the BBC website.
• Ability to produce fast, accurate copy to tight deadlines.
• Understanding how to use images, video and headlines to engage readers.
• Originating and producing stories for the BBC website for TV/radio as needed.
• Developing story ideas representing diverse life in the region.

Skills

Daily news journalist

Impartial news writing

Media law knowledge

Social media savvy

Social listening tools

Tools

Social listening tools

Job description

Job Details

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations, BBC South West Online

LOCATION: Jersey

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,000 - £33,000 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

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.

Purpose of the role

Join the South West digital team and produce content that serves audiences in Jersey, Guernsey, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as well as national and international audiences, via the BBC News website and social media. This will primarily be a writing role with an emphasis on digital-first storytelling online and on social media platforms, but you will be expected to tell your stories across radio and TV too and you will be given the training to do that if needed.

Why join the team

Are you a driven and passionate journalist who wants to help reach new audiences? The role requires someone who is keen to do more than just look for press releases – we want original ideas that help reflect the diverse audience in the South West, including the Channel Islands. You will work on news stories, features and explainers. The ability to come up with creative treatments, gain great access to people at the heart of stories and work collaboratively are essential.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Producing and writing news content for the BBC website
• The ability to produce fast, accurate copy to tight deadlines
• Understanding how to use images, video and headlines to enhance your copy and make it appealing to our audience
• Responsible for originating and producing stories for the BBC website which can also be used on TV and radio, as well as turning around content from wires and press releases
• Coming up with story and feature ideas which help us represent the many different sides of life in the region

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Substantial experience as a daily news journalist working on a newspaper, news website, news agency or other newsroom
• Experience of writing tight, accurate and impartial news stories to tight deadlines
• A good understanding of media law and the BBC’s editorial guidelines
• A good understanding of social media platforms both for sharing content and finding stories
• Experience of using social listening tools to find stories which are engaging our audience

Desired But Not Required

• 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
• An understanding of using audience analytics to inform our journalism
• A keen eye for strong imagery to make stories stand out online and be able carry out basic photo editing
• 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.

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.

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