Journalism Co-ordinator

Package Description:

Band: B

Salary: £24,039- £25,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: 9mths -Fixed Term Contract / Attachment 

Location: Dunstable Office Base 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits – We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. 

Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.

If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps – both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here. 

Job Introduction:

BBC Three Counties Radio is an exciting multimedia newsroom serving a large but disparate audience in Beds, Herts and Bucks. It is among the most challenging places to cut through the crowded media market place but we consistently punch above our weight. We are looking for a motivated, innovative journalism coordinator to help shape our content. We want a driven and passionate person who is keen to reach new audiences with the news that matters to them. You’ll know what audiences expect from different platforms and how to work as a team often to a tight deadline. The role requires someone who is confident on air, technically capable and keen to do more than just look for press releases – we want original ideas that help reflect the diverse audience that lives in the three counties. This role requires early starts and may require weekend working

Main Responsibilities:

• You’ll help producers in preparing and outputting our programmes, supporting a multiplatform approach to 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 and contributors preparing content for our linear services 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.

Are you the right Candidate?

Inclusivity, respect, team work and creativity 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, you will have a good understanding of how to tailor material to suit different platforms, and you’ll be excited about BBC Local’s goals and the future of audio.
• You may work across a range of shifts, including weekends.

About the BBC

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

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.

Package Description:

Band: B

Salary: £24,039- £25,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: 9mths -Fixed Term Contract / Attachment 

Location: Dunstable Office Base 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits – We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. 

Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.

If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps – both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here. 

Job Introduction:

BBC Three Counties Radio is an exciting multimedia newsroom serving a large but disparate audience in Beds, Herts and Bucks. It is among the most challenging places to cut through the crowded media market place but we consistently punch above our weight. We are looking for a motivated, innovative journalism coordinator to help shape our content. We want a driven and passionate person who is keen to reach new audiences with the news that matters to them. You’ll know what audiences expect from different platforms and how to work as a team often to a tight deadline. The role requires someone who is confident on air, technically capable and keen to do more than just look for press releases – we want original ideas that help reflect the diverse audience that lives in the three counties. This role requires early starts and may require weekend working

Main Responsibilities:

• You’ll help producers in preparing and outputting our programmes, supporting a multiplatform approach to 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 and contributors preparing content for our linear services 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.

Are you the right Candidate?

Inclusivity, respect, team work and creativity 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, you will have a good understanding of how to tailor material to suit different platforms, and you’ll be excited about BBC Local’s goals and the future of audio.
• You may work across a range of shifts, including weekends.

About the BBC

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

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.

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