Journalist, BBC Local (CNS), BBC Salford

JOB DETAILS

Job Requisition ID: 46747

Job Closing Date: 13/09/2026

Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term, full-time contract until 26/03/2027. The expected shift pattern is four days a week, but you will also cover other shifts on the rota and have the opportunity to act up as a senior journalist.

DEPARTMENT: BBC Local's Central Team (CNS)

LOCATION: Salford

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600-£34,000 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 that in order to be considered for this role we will require a voice demonstration. The demo should be a news bulletin that you have written and read yourself. It needs to give us a clear example of your writing skills, your authority in delivering the news, your personality, and demonstrate your creativity in how you treat each story and bring it to life using audio and clips. It should be a maximum of 3 minutes.

Please submit your voice demo as part of your application/email to sophie.yardley@bbc.co.uk. This must be sent before the deadline of this job, as listed at the top of the page. We will not consider any application without a supporting voice demo.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is a great opportunity to be the voice of BBC Local Radio news across our 39 stations each evening. We're looking for an experienced journalist and bulletin reader with great delivery and authority. You'll bring an energy to showcase the best of our local journalism to wider audiences, and will be as comfortable producing audio as you are dealing with breaking news. You'll have a strong drive to innovate, collaborate and create impact as part of the wider Central Team at the heart of BBC Local.

This role will have a four day a week shift pattern, 1200-2200, based at MediaCity in Salford. Opportunities to cover other roles, and to act up as a senior journalist, will be available.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As well as being one of the voices of news bulletins across the local radio every weekday evening, you'll work with colleagues to produce and deliver news content to local radio stations, focusing on the biggest stories of the day, showcasing BBC Local's best journalism and content, and helping deliver significant moments and guests to BBC Local Radio.

CNS is part of BBC Local's Central Team, supporting our network of newsrooms and radio station. We have a strong reputation for delivering high-quality and high-impact content. The wider Central Team spearheads BBC Local's online news and sport services, read by millions of people each week, as well as our data journalism team.

This role is based in Salford, alongside regional teams from the north west and national teams including BBC Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Breakfast.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

You’ll have substantial journalism experience, first class writing skills, a strong sense of BBC Local's audience and news agenda, and a critical ear. You'll enjoy working as part of a diverse team, and be confident in contributing ideas to our wider output. You'll have sound editorial judgement, a confident working knowledge of media law and BBC editorial guidelines, and the ability to work under pressure.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Demonstrable experience as a journalist, including producing and delivering accurate, engaging news content to tight deadlines in a live or fast paced environment
• Proven experience of preparing and reading news bulletins, with a confident, professional broadcast voice and strong editorial judgement
• Evidence of live reporting on breaking news or major events, showing the ability to remain calm, accurate and responsive under pressure
• Strong multi-platform experience, collaborating with teams to maximise reach.
• Knowledge of media law and BBC editorial guidelines, with the ability to work in a team environment under pressure.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• An understanding and working knowledge of the BBC's products, such as BBC News Online and/or BBC Sounds.
• Experience of working with national news and planning teams to create high-impact moments.
• If you can bring some of these skills and experience, 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.

This is your BBC

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.

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.

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