Journalism Co-Ordinator (Paternity Cover in Swindon

Job Requisition ID: 47805

Job Closing Date: 14 August 2026

Location: BBC Radio Wiltshire, Swindon with occasional travel to BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Contract Type: Fixed-term Contract / Attachment Nov 2026 to Feb 2027.

Proposed Salary Range: £24,800 - £27,667 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. Please note, the start date for this role will be November 2026.

Purpose of the Role: BBC Radio Wiltshire serves audiences across a large and vibrant county, from Stonehenge to Swindon, Trowbridge to Tidworth. The county is known for its historic landscapes and monuments but is also a thriving business hub and commuter belt for many. It boasts a quarter of the British Army as well as other major employers such as Dyson and Nationwide. We’re committed to telling amazing stories from our communities and bringing in new audiences through creating content which generates impact on‑air and on demand.

Main Responsibilities:

• You’ll be based in the BBC Radio Wiltshire newsroom but will spend each day liaising with producers at BBC Radio Gloucestershire to provide stories for our shared Afternoon show.
• This will involve sourcing ideas, researching items, setting up guests and scripting and recording audio and video clips.
• You may be asked to go out and record voxes, interviews and packages and there may be some live reporting opportunities as well.
• You’ll also be reversioning content for BBC Sounds, social media platforms and audio replays.
• You will be expected to work in our Ops area, helping output programmes by getting guests on the telephone/WhatsApp etc and taking calls from listeners.
• On a Monday you’ll be expected to work a later day to support our sports programme which starts at 6pm and finishes at 7pm.

Essential Criteria:

• 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 Wiltshire and Gloucestershire 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.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk

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.

Information at a Glance: At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Find out more about the BBC Life at BBC Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract. Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack: You belong. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident: We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk