Journalist, Saturday Breakfast, BBC Southampton

BBC Group and Public Services; Southampton; On-site; GBP 27,300 - 32,533; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Journalist to join their dynamic team in Southampton. This exciting role focuses on producing the Saturday Breakfast programme, engaging a diverse audience across multiple counties. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional audio production and storytelling skills, capable of creating compelling content that resonates with listeners. You will have the opportunity to shape narratives that reflect the lives of the community while upholding high journalistic standards. If you are passionate about radio and eager to make a meaningful impact, this part-time position offers a unique chance to contribute to a respected media organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in radio production and audio content creation.
• Ability to engage audiences through compelling storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Produce and present engaging audio content for the Saturday Breakfast programme.
• Collaborate with the BBC South news operation to share stories effectively.

Skills

Audio production

Storytelling

Creativity

Team collaboration

Social media engagement

Job description

Journalist, Saturday Breakfast, BBC Southampton

Job Reference: 21181
Band: C
Salary: £27,300 -£32,533 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent role – part time (0.2 EFT)
Location: Office Base is Southampton

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.

Job Introduction

BBC Radio Solent is looking for a Journalist – an audio content producer – to join its talented team of broadcast journalists at our studios in Southampton. This role will be studio producing our Saturday Breakfast programme, which serves a TSA of more than three million people across five counties.

We’re looking for an experienced radio producer with excellent audio and storytelling skills to help us reflect the lives of the counties’ residents in our content. You’ll have experience setting up and producing great radio, originating stories and creating audio content for digital platforms.

Main Responsibilities

Creativity and storytelling are essential core skills. In this role you will engage the audience across the region with compelling stories, high production values and creative flair. You will be skilled in originating content and ideas that engage the communities across all the five counties we cover, and will be able to share relevant stories on digital platforms as well as on the radio.

You will consistently achieve high journalistic standards and uphold the BBC Editorial Guidelines.

Are you the right candidate?

• You’ll be a team player with ideas on news stories to share with the residents of the South.
• You’ll recognize how to share those stories in various ways, not just on the radio.
• You’ll understand how to tell a story in a way our listeners can engage with.
• You’ll know the BBC’s strategic aims and how your content helps achieve its target reach.
• You’ll know how to add value to an item using social media.
• You will be keen to bring in new contributors and care about making your content reach a wide and diverse audience.
• You will work alongside the wider BBC South news operation where adaptability and teamwork will be essential.

This role is one day a week, on a Saturday. The contractual base will be BBC Radio Solent (Southampton).

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.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

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

DISCLAIMER

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