Journalism Researcher

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Job Introduction

Radio 5 Live is BBC Radio's home of breaking news and live sports coverage, bringing its audience major news stories and sports events as they happen, along with programming designed to inform, entertain and involve. You'll work collaboratively with colleagues in the team and across the wider BBC to help deliver agenda-setting sport journalism to audiences across the BBC.

For a century, the BBC has been synonymous with covering the biggest sporting events and reporting on the stories that matter. It's why sports audiences come to the BBC in bigger numbers than anyone else - on TV, radio and digital. From World Cups to the Olympics, Premier League football to Wimbledon, our teams produce world-class content for audiences every single day.

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

Main Responsibilities

You'll have the opportunity to work on our audio coverage of Premier League, WSL, European Club football and the major Men's and Women's International tournaments. Along with the Six Nations Rugby, grand slam tennis and tennis majors.. When it comes to making podcasts you'll be vital to the team that produces the Football Daily and more of the biggest sports podcasts in the industry.

• You'll need to show a passion for sport and learn how to edit audio and communicate effectively with reporters and producers


• Work closely with the production team before, during and after the output production


• Generate ideas and stories and contribute to the creative treatment of an item or programme


• You may be asked to support the production of a specific sport throughout the year working closely with the whole 5 Live Sport team.


• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining high editorial standards.


• You will be able to work flexibly to deliver live sport programmes from around the world and throughout the day and night


• At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.


• Production and editorial guidance will be offered across platforms., 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.


• Proven record of contributing ideas for programmes, items and new treatments


• You'll need to be a team player and a quick learner. Mindset is important: we want enthusiasm, ideas and creativity.


• Some experience in radio journalism or online, including the ability to identify key ideas, debates and issues within sport.


• Ability to work well within a team as well as on own initiative.


• Interest in developing or existing skills in creating digital content for social feeds .


• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.


• Demonstrates a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understands how individual differences can benefit the BBC.


• Effective planning and organising skills, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.


• Proven ability to locate relevant sources of information, contributors, guests and other assets using initiative, perseverance and persuasion and an extensive contact base. Has the ability to establish rapport quickly with a wide range of people within and outside the BBC.


• The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.


• An understanding of health and safety procedures and how they apply to broadcasting.
  
  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 and gym and much more. .


• You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.