On Air Editor Specific Output

The Bbc; Southampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned media organization in Southampton is seeking a passionate Political Editor to lead political coverage and engage with diverse audiences. The ideal candidate will have experience in delivering news content across platforms, creativity in storytelling, and the ability to interview key figures. This role offers the opportunity to work with a driven team and make an impact in political journalism.

Qualifications

• Experience of reporting and presenting across online, TV, radio, and social media.
• Passion for making political stories accessible to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Leading political coverage across the South.
• Interviewing key figures and holding power to account.
• Informing the public and providing analysis on political stories.

Skills

Experience in delivering news content across platforms

Political reporting

Interviewing key figures

Presentation skills

Creativity in storytelling

Job description

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £65,000 - £85,000 per annum 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.

Purpose of the role

Are you passionate about politics and have experience of delivering news content for audiences across online, TV, radio and social? Are you a Correspondent or Senior Reporter looking for the next step in your career? Are you full of ideas and creative treatments? Do you want to work on political stories with an ambitious, creative team? If so, then this could be the role for you. BBC South is looking to appoint a new Political Editor. The successful candidate will be passionate about making political stories accessible for all audiences across the South. You\'ll ensure that our stories are working for audiences across all our platforms and you\'ll develop a string of contacts in Westminster and across Southern England.

Why join the team

You\'ll join a creative, driven team who are passionate about serving audiences. You\'ll be part of a team delivering for audiences across Hampshire, Dorset, The Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. Your work will be showcased across the BBC News website, TV, social media and radio. BBC South\'s stories are read and viewed by people across our region but we\'re determined that our journalism travels as far as possible and sets the agenda - and you\'ll play a key role in this. As BBC South\'s Political Editor you\'ll also present and play a key role in our Politics South programme.

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Leading political coverage across the South.
• Interviewing key figures and holding power to account.
• Informing the public and giving analysis and context on political stories.
• Experience of reporting and presenting.
• Working across online, TV, radio and social media.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis. Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Our values and inclusion

You belong. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident. We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we\'d be happy to discuss.

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