Journalist - Newsreader (York) - Part Time : EXTEND

ENGINEERINGUK; York; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated and multi-skilled journalist to join their dynamic team. This role primarily focuses on newsreading, requiring an experienced individual with a fantastic voice and the ability to handle the pressure of live broadcasts. You will be responsible for producing compelling news bulletins and writing engaging articles for online audiences. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for storytelling, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in the vibrant region of North Yorkshire.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a journalist, particularly in radio newsreading.
• Strong understanding of media law and editorial standards.

Responsibilities

• Produce and present hourly news bulletins for BBC Radio York.
• Write news articles for the BBC North Yorkshire news index.
• Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas.

Skills

Journalism

Radio Newsreading

Editorial Judgment

Digital Media

Media Law

Tools

Audio Equipment

Digital Editing Software

Job description

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Job Package

Band : C

Salary : £27,300 - £35,000 per annum pro rata depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Location : York

Contract : Permanent - Part Time 28 hours per week

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. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

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Job Purpose

BBC North Yorkshire covers one of the largest patches in England, spanning from the beaches of Scarborough to the bustling city of York, the spa town of Harrogate to the rural Yorkshire Dales.

We're now looking for a motivated and multi-skilled journalist to join our team to help tell the stories of this vibrant and varied region.

As this is primarily a newsreading position you'll need to be an experienced newsreader with a fantastic voice, an unflappable personality and an ability to deal with the pressure of hourly live bulletins.

You should be able to spot a great top line in a story, edit compelling audio clips and understand how to develop a story throughout the day and even into the next day.

You'll need to have excellent news judgment and ability to work alone as well as alongside colleagues across Yorkshire to make sure stories travel.

In our digital first newsroom you will also be expected to write up stories for our online index so some digital experience, as well as understanding of online audiences, is preferred for this role.

Alongside your application, please include a newsreading demo. This can be submitted as an attached file or by sharing a web link.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Producing and presenting hourly news bulletins for BBC Radio York
• Writing news article for the BBC North Yorkshire news index
• Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing fair, accurate, balanced, and impartial journalism.
• Working with colleagues to ensure all our journalism works across digital, TV, and audio platforms including radio programmes and BBC Sounds
• Tailoring different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve
• The ability to use a range of audio, video, and digital equipment as well as information technology to research, write, assemble, edit, and deliver programmes and bulletins in the most appropriate medium and to the highest professional standards.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• Carry out duties at all times in accordance with the BBC's Health and Safety policy and Editorial Guidelines.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

• Have significant experience as a journalist, with radio newsreading experience
• Have effective planning and organisational skills, including the ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities
• Ability to work alone - sometimes you might be the only person on shift
• Be a self-starter who knows a good local story and how to find it
• Demonstrate sound editorial and policy decisions based upon a clear understanding of the BBC's distinctive news agenda, the requirements of news and current affairs coverage and the audience
• Demonstrate a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understand how individual differences can benefit the BBC
• Have a strong understanding of media law
• You will have demonstrable experience of embracing technology, adopting new skills and adapting to the changing demands of a digital working environment
• Reliability, and a track record of working well on your own and under pressure.
• Teamwork - particularly working cooperatively in a large, and sometimes complex organisation.

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.

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

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