Senior Journalist

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

BASE:
Glasgow

CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed‑term Contract / attachment until 17/12/2026, Full‑time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Scotland News and Current Affairs

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE £41,200‑£49,000 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.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the video team for 12 months as a senior production journalist. We are looking for someone with excellent editorial instincts and creative flair to work with the team that makes Reporting Scotland on BBC One Scotland and Reporting Scotland News at Seven on the BBC Scotland channel.

It’s a great opportunity to join a team at the heart of the BBC Scotland newsroom. We work hard to create the best programmes we can. We are supportive of each other and continue to create a positive workplace culture.

• Work with the editor, assistant editors, presenters and journalists to shape the daily news programmes we make.
• Take on a variety of shifts and roles, including working closely with presenters to produce and transmit the 1330 and 1830 editions of Reporting Scotland on BBC One Scotland and also Reporting Scotland News at Seven on the BBC Scotland channel.
• Work some weekend shifts.

• A strong editorial background and a good understanding of Scotland’s political and cultural life, institutions and communities.
• An extensive understanding of the news agenda. Good knowledge of the stories which affect a Scottish audience.
• Good production skills – from editing material, booking guests and writing sharp, impartial and crucially accurate copy.
• Significant previous experience of working in a newsroom environment and the ability to adapt to new systems.
• As an experienced journalist, an understanding of how Reporting Scotland and the News at Seven present stories in an impartial and accurate way, especially when reporting on controversial issues.
• Creative thinking, coming up with ideas and turning them into exciting television on a daily news programme.
• The confidence to contribute to and lead editorial discussions and a high degree of motivation and a can‑do attitude.

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.

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the role, 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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The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and will give them priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means that 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.