Journalist (Weekend Newsreader), BBC Radio London - EXTEND

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Journalism

Permanent - Part Time

London, GB, W1A 1AA

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 22/04/2025

Extend: EX2324

Job Reference: 22983

Band: C

Salary: £27,300 - £32,533 + London weighting £5,319 pro rated depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: Permanent role - Part-Time (14 hours). The hours will fall on a Saturday and Sunday 5am - 1pm.

Location: Office Base is London.

This is a weekend newsreader role and the successful candidate will be the voice of news on Radio London on a Saturday and Sunday.

You will also:

• Need to be able to use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
• Be required to present the content on radio, TV or online. This might be live or recorded.
• Need to be able to exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
• Be required to undertake pre- and post-production and studio work, live and pre-recorded.
• Need to liaise closely with other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.
• Take the lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism or project as appropriate.
• Tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
• Need to prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.

• Significant experience as an on air newsreader with a strong broadcast voice.
• Excellent bulletin writing skills.
• Sound editorial judgement.
• Confident working knowledge of media law and BBC editorial guidelines.
• Significant knowledge of London news and market.
• An understanding of the core purpose of BBC Local Radio and the audience we serve.
• Be organised and meticulous.
• Ability to work under pressure and understand the changing demands of our audience.

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.

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.

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.

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: , registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.