Journalist, Morning News Reader - Southampton, Radio Solent (12671)

Band: C
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Southampton, Radio Solent

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 competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. 

BBC LOCAL in Southampton is looking for a journalist who is an experienced News Reader to join the Local Story Team. Duties will include reading the early audio bulletins on BBC Radio Solent, writing stories for Online and producing content for digital platforms. You’ll be a key part of the breakfast on air team and be as comfortable chatting to the presenter as reading the news.  You’ll also have experience of setting up and producing interesting  stories and have a passion for creating great content across all platforms. Creativity is really important – you’ll have the ability to tell stories in a dynamic way that engages our audience. You’ll be a good team player, brimming with ideas, contacts and story treatments to share with the audience.

As an experienced news reader a great voice is essential, as is a passion and a natural flair for storytelling. You’ll have good local knowledge or demonstrate an ability to get up to speed very quickly. You’ll know how to create engaging and imaginative bulletins with an appropriate balance of stories and treatments. You’ll know how to get the best out of interviews and know how to write the engaging top lines. Your bulletins will include a range of diverse opinions and perspectives while meeting high journalistic standards and observing the BBC Editorial Guidelines.  You’ll will be reporting to the Senior Journalist Team Manager at BBC Radio Solent, and BBC South’s Senior News Editor. 

• Have excellent writing skills, be able to edit audio quickly and effectively and have a keen sense of what makes a good story.
• Be able to construct a well-balanced bulletin, have loads of creative tricks up you sleeve and know how to tell the story for a broadcast audience.
• Understand the digital landscape and be aware of the separate needs of different platforms.
• Be able to recognise opportunities to connect with underserved audiences and consumers of content.
• Be a team player but comfortable working on tasks on your own. In a continually evolving media landscape we need creative journalists and reporters who embrace change, are flexible and open minded, willing to think differently and be bold in trying new approaches to their work.      

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