Journalists, Newsnight

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Package Information
Job Reference: 22296
Band: C
Salary: Up to £37,767 depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Continuing and Fixed term contract/ Attachment
Location: London, W1A
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 the 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 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, gym, and much more.

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Job Introduction
We’re recruiting Journalists to work on BBC Newsnight. We’re about added-value conversation, consequential interviews, and gripping debate and discussion. It\’s about fresh insights and forensic interviews. We’re looking for sharp journalists with creative ideas and strong analytical skills. We want a great team player with ambition and ideas. We’re looking for a creative journalist who shows bags of initiative and passionately cares about making the best output. You will have lots of ideas and enjoy working to tight deadlines.

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver great ideas for stories, guests, and creative treatments that give Newsnight a strong identity.
• Work to tight deadlines.
• Have a good understanding of the news agenda and a track record in spotting trends and stories behind the headline.
• Collaborate with other parts of the BBC to give our original stories the best possible exposure on the appropriate platforms and create impact.
• Contribute to a dynamic, supportive, and creative work culture.
• Maintain personal effectiveness by managing emotions in the face of pressure and setbacks.
• Demonstrate an approach to work that is characterized by commitment, motivation, and energy.
• Fix and provide briefs for high-impact interviews with fast turnarounds and tight deadlines.

Are you the right candidate?

• Experience working in daily news in journalism.
• Ability to perform to a high standard in a breaking news environment, working with fast turnarounds and tight deadlines.
• Strong fixer and able to demonstrate a creative streak with the ability to make output that has impact.
• Strong editorial judgment.
• Good understanding of the news agenda.
• Welcome constructive feedback and use it to develop your skills.
• Demonstrable ability to bring creative ideas to the table.
• Experience of working with high-profile talent is helpful.
• Strong writing skills.

About The BBC
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. 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.

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 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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