Senior Journalist Reporter

JOB DETAILS

• JOB BAND: D
• CONTRACT TYPE:
  Fixed-term Contract / Attachment until 7th March 2027;
  Full-Time
• DEPARTMENT:
  News and Current Affairs Scotland
• LOCATION:
  
  Glasgow and Edinburgh (office based)
• PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £41,200 - £54,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
• Flexible working – discuss preferred arrangements in the application. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.

BBC Scotland News is looking for a Senior Journalist Reporter to tell the high quality stories that really connect with audiences across the country. This role is split between our bases in Glasgow and Edinburgh. You’d spend the first six months working out of our Pacific Quay newsroom in Glasgow, and the next six months telling the best stories from Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh.

We want to combine breaking and developing news with accessible analysis. With the rapid shift to digital, we’re building a story-led newsroom and want you to bring the best ideas and creative treatments for our well known video, online and audio platforms.

If you’re driven and ambitious this will appeal to you. Great ideas can reach audiences across the globe thanks to our widely used digital platforms. You can be part of a team striving to deliver the best mix of breaking news and strong original content that people remember. We want passion for storytelling, enthusiasm and a drive to be creative.

A strong knowledge of the Scottish news agenda is key to this role. We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in live broadcasting, a track record in creating strong original journalism and creative storytelling techniques. We want you to set the agenda.

You will be regularly assigned to an on the day story setting up content from a standing start with a remit to file for online and deliver video and audio content.

We expect you to be able to ensure a full diversity of voices, meeting high journalistic standards and observing the BBC Editorial Guidelines.

• A strong knowledge of Scottish law and politics
• Experience in live broadcasting
• A track record of original work
• An understanding of different expectations from video, online and audio teams

• Video and Audio Editing Skills
• An understanding of Health and Safety requirements
• Ability to work effectively as a member of more than one team, leading where required and resolving conflicts as necessary.

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 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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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.