Journalism Coordinator - Radio

JOB DETAILS

• JOB BAND: B
• CONTRACT TYPE:
  Permanent, Part-time 17.5 hours per week (split across two weekly pattern: 21 hours week one and 14 hours week two)
• DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Cornwall
• LOCATION:
  
  Truro
• PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £24,800 - £27,667 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.

BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC’s Local Radio station for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This is an opportunity to be part of the team working towards our weekend programmes for Cornwall and Devon, supporting the producer and presenter in the studio. Every other week you will work alongside the David White Show team to deliver entertaining and up to date content on a Friday afternoon.

You will be working on live output and turning content into stories for audiences our social media channels. We’re looking for someone who’s full of ideas, confident with communicating with our audience and thrives in a fast‑paced environment with tight deadlines.

We’re a small but friendly and ambitious team at BBC Radio Cornwall. We thrive on sharing great stories and if you do too, this could be the perfect role for you.

• You’ll play a key role supporting producers in preparing and outputting our weekend breakfast and daytime shows and a weekday afternoon show.
• You will support a multiplatform approach to our local content.
• The role has some technical responsibilities, including editing audio and dealing with live sources as the show is transmitted, as well as speaking to callers.
• You will be preparing content for our social media channels and BBC Sounds.
• As part of the production team, you will also come up with ideas for stories and treatments, set up guests, write scripts and provide research background.

Inclusivity, respect and teamwork are important to us. You’ll need to demonstrate these values as well as having a passion to serve local audiences. You will have the ability to work flexibly and efficiently under pressure, to tight deadlines and in a constantly changing live studio environment, with first rate communication skills. You’ll know what producers and presenters need to create the best possible content in a creative way.

You will be excited about BBC Local’s goals and the future of audio.

• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
• English and Maths Level 2 or GSCE level 4 and above
• Be able to come up with creative ways to tell stories to our audience
• Calm under pressure and ability to reach deadlines

• An understanding of the target audience for BBC Radio Cornwall
• Experience creating social media and digital content that attracts a big audience.

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.

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Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.