Journalist (BBC Bristol) - EXTEND Journalist (BBC Bristol) - EXTEND

You will mainly work across digital and television output on a variable shift basis across the week and weekend, writing stories to a very high standard in a way that will really resonate with people from all communities living and working across the West country. You will also spend time with our planning team, and assist with the preparation and production of some of our regional television and local radio bulletins and programmes. There might be an opportunity to deputise as our on-the-day News Organiser or digital News Editor, have a spell with our Investigations Team, or report on-air for television. There will be ample opportunities to develop and grow in the role, particularly if you are willing to go the extra mile.

The BBC West television, digital and radio team has a long reputation for setting the news agenda every day that other outlets in the region can only follow. Its Online news stories are read by a rapidly growing number of people, and the regional television programme, Points West, is regularly the most watched programme of any kind, on any channel, on any particular day. We are now looking for two experienced journalists to join our energetic, imaginative and highly talented team, based in Bristol, to work across all aspects of planning, creating and delivering fantastic content for our existing and new audiences. We want to hear from you if you have a track record of regularly finding and delivering your own original stories across several platforms, and do not have to rely on press releases and the diary for your ideas., If you have the right editorial credentials, an honest desire to help us harness the power of digital and traditional channels to reach the largest possible number of people with compelling stories and content, we would like to hear from you.

• A clear and demonstrable understanding of the main priorities of BBC Local, and an obvious and genuine passion to support the BBC West news team as it aims to develop and reach more audiences from different backgrounds with its content, particularly online and on social media.


• A proven record of finding, researching and delivering lots of highly engaging, impactful and original stories of wide appeal for television, online, social media and radio.


• Adept at using newsgathering (eg Wolftech), video editing, TV production (eg Openmedia) and online writing (eg Optimo) software.


• Already being able to self-shoot confidently and effectively using iPhones, MOJO kit or small cameras would be an advantage.


• Enthusiastic about regular shift working (ie early morning, late evening and weekends) as the rota requires.


• A strong and versatile team player, but able to work solo for periods of time, sometimes without immediate supervision.
  
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• 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. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.