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2 day per week JC for Breakfast Show
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term, Part-time - 14 hours per week (Thursday and Friday 0600-1400)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Suffolk
LOCATION: Ipswich
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £24,800 - £27,667 (pro-rata) per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
This is an opportunity to join BBC Radio Suffolk’s ambitious “Wayne Bavin at Breakfast” programme that puts the audience at its heart. The show is interactive, engaging and fun. As journalism coordinator you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of the programme that the county wakes up to. You will support the presenter and senior producer during the on-air programme and afterwards help set up content for the next day’s show.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
BBC Radio Suffolk is looking for a team player with a can do attitude and an organised approach. You will be able to spot stories that matter to our communities and reflect the diversity and character of Suffolk.
You will help bring these stories to air and get opportunities to develop your own ideas while gaining firsthand experience of producing radio programmes. The show is positive, pacey and witty and you will bring an energy and enthusiasm to match.
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Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
- You’ll help the producer prepare and output our four-hour breakfast show.
- You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues and support a multiplatform approach to our local content.
- You’ll help produce and edit audio, deal with live sources as the show is transmitted, line up guests and chat to callers. You’ll also compile the travel news for the presenter to read.
- As part of the production team, you will also come up with ideas for stories and treatments, set up guests, write scripts and provide research background.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team whilst staying calm under pressure.
- Be able to come up with creative treatments to enable brilliant storytelling.
- Experience of outputting radio programmes.
- A knowledge of Suffolk and an understanding of the target audience.
- Experience of how to make the most of our social media and digital opportunities.
Desirable
- Evidence of developing productive working relationships with presenters, helping to get the best out of each other.
Disclaimer
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.
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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.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
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Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.
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