Careers at BBC

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC South West prides itself on first class coverage of news stories from across Devon, Cornwall and the Channel Islands. Our stories are seen and heard across BBC Spotlight, our four radio stations and our digital output and social media feeds.

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Assistant Editor to help us deliver creative, impactful journalism across all platforms. The Assistant Editor produces our flagship 1830 TV news programme, plans longer term content for all platforms and delivers major editorial content across all our output.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The South West is a very diverse region, with several urban centres, rural landscapes and a large coastline. We want to recruit a leader who understands the audiences we serve. You’ll get what matters to the different communities which make up the South West – from the bustling cities of Plymouth, Truro and Exeter, to towns like St Austell, Bidefrd and St Helier as well as those in rural isolated locations across Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• You will ensure the quality of stories is of the highest standard and will be responsible for editorial standards across all of our platforms – ensuring our journalism adheres to BBC guidelines at all times.
• People skills are essential, and you must have significant experience of managing, developing and leading large teams.
• You will have significant experience delivering multi-platform journalism.
• Forge key relationships both externally with contributors, and internally with our teams, with a focus on staff development.
• Work collaboratively with our teams across the region as well as other BBC locations, to ensure that we are representing all the areas that we serve.
• Place huge value on diversity, both within our team and our output.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Our ideal candidate will be an experienced leader and journalist with a clear track record of decision-making in daily news journalism and long-term planning.

• You will have extensive knowledge of news and current affairs in general, and an understanding of the stories that matter to people living and working in the South West.
• You will need the ability to work unsupervised and to tight deadlines and have experience of taking editorial decisions quickly and independently.
• You will have experience of working across digital, TV, audio and social media platforms and a good understanding of how to make our content travel further.
• You will have extensive experience of leadership, management, and collaborative working across teams.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Significant management and leadership experience.
• Exceptional editorial and legal judgement.
• Experience of working collaboratively across all platforms.
• An understanding of the South West and its communities.

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Are you a team player looking to join a local audio team in the BBC where your skillset will be acknowledge and nurtured? Do you want to be part of an ambitious radio station? This is a great opportunity to join an ambitious team here at Radio Newcastle. If you love telling local stories that matter to the people that live here in the North East, we want to hear from you. 

We’re looking for an experienced, versatile journalist to join our team. You’ll need to be hands on and have a passion for storytelling,  with plenty of experience in creative production skills. 

You’ll need to be a motivated, multi-skilled journalist to help shape our content, focusing on bringing to life the stories that matter to our audience.

We want a driven and passionate person who is keen to reach new audiences through our various platforms. You’ll ideally know what audiences expect from different platforms and how to turn around a story to meet a tight deadline.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Coming up with original story ideas, guests and creative treatments and carry out background research.
• Working with programme teams to develop creative and engaging content.
• Willingness to learn new skills, and put them into practice.
• Our producers work with colleagues across BBC News and other parts of the corporation. We expect high quality writing skills and the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality and fair dealing in accordance with the BBC's Editorial values.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Strong editorial judgement
• Creative Storytelling
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Broadcast experience
• Digital and Multimedia Skills

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Good Broadcasting Voice
• Experience in carrying out radio interviews.
• Podcast / Sounds experience
• Resilience when lone working.