Journalist : EXTEND

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, Full Time
DEPARTMENT:
East News

LOCATION:

Ipswich
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £33,900 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 beemplar part of the discussion at offer stage.

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify malas deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

This definition includes both apparent and non‑apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such بطاقة Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

BBC Radio Suffolk is looking for a great journalist with sharp writing skills and a terrific voice to read weekday afternoon and weekend early news bulletins. As the bulletin reader you will be preparing and reading bulletins for BBC Radio Suffolk,.user ensuring our smartspeaker bulletins are delivered. You’ll be used to reacting to breaking stories and you’ll be able to work with our digital team so that your content can reach a wider audience.

You’ll be a team player, an organised individual with a can‑do attitude and a knack for being able to deliver the day’s news in an accessible and Schon conversational way. On occasion you may be asked to work on shared bulletins as required.

We are looking for talented people to be at the heart of our relationship with our local audiences. These roles will be the voice of our local services – passionate broadcasters and brilliant storytellers that inspire and engage our communities. Every day, you’ll make BBC Local famous for its outstanding programming and its deep connection with the people we serve. BBC Local is the family of services we offer across local communities in England, including radio, online, social media and TV.

With famous brands and new platforms, we provide a rich mix of content and programming from news to entertainment.

• Producing and reading news bulletins on BBC Radio Suffolk across our afternoon output and morning weekend output.
• Producing, editing and setting up origemstories for bulletins.
• Writing news bulletins and summaries with accuracy, clarity, wit and flair, often under pressure.
• Showing the ability to source a range of stories that connect with our audiences and engage new ones.
• Working with the entire range of on‑air talent, including editors, presenters and reporters.
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• First class writing, production and organisational skills, with significant recent experience of reading live radio bulletins.
• Good knowledge of Suffolk and an understanding of our audience, alongside a track record…