Journalist (Digital & Radio Bulletins), BBC Northern Ireland - #1724876

Package Description

Job Reference: 2397

Band: C

Salary: £27,300 - £32,533 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: 1 x 5 Month Full-Time Fixed Term Contract / Attachment & 1 x 4 Month Full-Time Fixed Term Contract / Attachment. Both roles are office based.

Location: Office Base is Belfast.

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 . 
  
  

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the [email protected] .  For any general queries, please contact: [email protected] .

Job Introduction

BBC News NI is recruiting a journalist to join our multimedia newsroom. It is expected that this role will initially be based in digital and radio bulletins team but the successful candidate could be expected to work across the newsroom. Journalists in the Digital and radio bulletins team deliver articles and videos for the BBC News NI website ( www.bbc.co.uk/newsni ) and for our social platforms. Journalists are also responsible for news bulletins on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds.

The successful candidate will have; a high standard of written English, evidence of writing concise and accurate news stories, a track record of original journalism, a sound knowledge of politics, current affairs and ongoing issues in Northern Ireland, video production skills, a reputation for creative thinking, and a thorough grasp of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and journalism law.

Here at BBC News NI, we strive to maintain and encourage an inclusive environment for all our employees. We expect our values and behaviours to be embedded in all the work that we undertake. We appreciate everyone's contribution and actively encourage diversity of thought and creativity in every aspect of our output. We seek to recruit and retain individuals from all backgrounds and from all protected characteristics who enrich our organisation.

Main Responsibilities

• Writing concise and accurate news stories for the digital team of BBC News NI, demonstrating the ability to exercise strong editorial judgement while under pressure.
• Dealing with complex editorial and legal issues.
• Contributing on a daily basis to the production of original journalism by the BBC News NI team.
• Demonstrating a thorough understanding of the editorial benefits and dangers of social media and an ability to interact informally but credibly with the audience on those platforms.
• Liaising daily with teams in Radio and Television in order to promote an integrated approach across all platforms.
• Be prepared to work across the newsroom in each of the departments under the BBC News NI brand.
  
  

Are you the right candidate?

• Strong journalistic skills with a deep passion for news and current affairs.
• Excellent writing ability, with a solid understanding of editorial and legal considerations.
• Experience in crafting and producing concise, accurate news stories for multiple outlets.
• In-depth knowledge of politics, current affairs, and ongoing issues in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and beyond.
• Proven track record of delivering original journalism.
  
  

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 .

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.