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BBC Career Opportunities Senior Journalist, BBC Northern Ireland

BBC Career Opportunities Senior Journalist, BBC Northern Ireland

BBC • Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
28 days ago
Salary
£41,200.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Temporary
Job description

JOB DETAILS

*Interviews are expected to take place w/c 3rd August*

JOB BAND: D


CONTRACT TYPE:

Fixed-term Full-time Contract until January 2027

Fixed-term Contract until May 2027 - Part Time 17.5 hours per week.

Fixed-term Full-time Contract until December 2026


DEPARTMENT: BBC News Northern Ireland
LOCATION: Belfast
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 41200 - 47126 depending on relevant skills
knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internalbenchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC News Northern Ireland provides breaking news analysis features and debate pluscoverage on topical issues across all platforms for local audiences and beyond. We aretransforming its news operation to make it future fit in a rapidly changing and
diversifying news media climate with audience needs coming first and with digital at itsheart.

We are seeking to appoint three Senior Journalists (Producers) to work initially within our Digital News team although they may be required to work across the wider newsroom. Staff in the Digital News team work across the news website social media and radio news bulletins.

Senior Journalists have high levels of production skills a reputation for creative thinkingand a thorough grasp of the BBCs Editorial Guidelines and journalism law.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM:

Joining the Belfast newsroom offers the chance to operate and grow in a busy and fast paced news environment. Your work will help inform public understanding driveimportant conversations across platforms and make a real impact. Its a dynamicenvironment where your voice matters and your decisions will really shape the contentwe offer to our audiences.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

  • Lead daily production meetings in their output area and then assign tasks toJournalists Reporters and Researchers.
    Commission output for their production area and deploy resources in a cost effective way provide forward planning and production support.
  • Motivate teams to think creatively and respond quickly to breaking news andsupport junior staff members to help them grow and develop in their role.
  • Contribute to the production of original journalism.
  • Deal with complex legal and editorial issues.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

  • Demonstrable first-class production skills strong news judgement and decision-making ability with experience of operating calmly under pressure and managing complex legal and editorial issues.
  • A creative storyteller with a passion for producing original impactful journalism that informs audiences sets the news agenda and gets people talking.
  • Proven ability to generate distinctive journalism through strong contact-building skills a wealth of sources and the ability to persuade people to contribute to stories.
  • An in-depth knowledge of politics current affairs cultural life and domestic and international news with a particular understanding of issues affecting Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland and beyond.
  • A strong understanding of the evolving media landscape with digital storytelling at the forefront and the ability to write clear concise copy that works effectively across multiple platforms and outlets.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

  • Experience in managing people good interpersonal and communication skills and akeenness to collaborate.
  • A track record in delivering original journalism.
  • Have knowledge of our audience needs and output demonstrating a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • Have experience use audience insight tools to look at and measure engagement.
  • Have an understanding of how audiences operate in a digital space.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 41200 - 47126
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