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Job Introduction

London is a patch like no other; serving the largest and most diverse city in Europe on some of the biggest stories. BBC London prides itself on producing original journalism that reflects the many communities we serve. Our 6.30 evening programme, on BBC One, is regularly the most watched TV news programme in the capital. Our online stories are amongst the most read and our social media posts reach millions of people each week. We’ve always worked collaboratively across TV, Radio and Online and are committed to delivering impactful content that travels even further on all platforms.

We are now looking for two journalists to join our team on six month contracts/attachments. The ideal candidates will have experience of working in a busy newsroom and in a multi-platform environment. We are looking for journalists that can bring fresh ideas and creative treatments, as well as the necessary skills to deliver them. This is primarily a production role; working alongside our talented team of reporters and correspondents.

BBC London strives to create an inclusive working culture and aim to give our team opportunities to develop in their careers with the multimedia skills they need to flourish. We warmly welcome applications from all suitable candidates, and we’re especially keen to hear from candidates from the diverse communities we serve and represent.

Main Responsibilities

This role involves working the full range of TV Journalist shifts at BBC London, working to our output across the day on BBC One. You’ll be part of our friendly and supportive team, pitching and developing original ideas and working with reporters and correspondents to bring those stories to air. You’ll set up filming and guests and brief your colleagues. You’ll commission graphics from our designer and create your own using templates. We really encourage multimedia working, so you may find yourself working on our website and social media channels.

Are you the right candidate?

Ideally, you’ll have experience working in live TV news. We can give you the training in that though. What’s more important though is that you’re full of great ideas, you love working in teams, you understand the importance of accuracy and you enjoy being busy. You should also be really interested in working online and in social media so you can be part of how we get our stories to as many people as possible

About the BBC

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 in the document attached below.

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 want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Package Description

Band: C

Contract: 6 Months Fixed Term FullTime

Location: London

You are eligible to apply for an internal role if you are either on a BBC Continuing (Permanent) contract, a BBC Fixed Term contract, a casual contract or freelance contract and you have worked continuously for 6 months.

Only internal staff are eligible to apply for the role on an attachment basis. You need to be on a continuing (permanent) or fixed-term contract. You need to have worked for the BBC for more than one year and will also need permission from your line manager. You can find out more on our attachments page.

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 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 competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Please note that the application process will require you to upload a CV and complete the online questionnaire(s). There is no requirement to attach a covering letter or complete the additional careers hub fields (Personal Statement/Skills/Portfolio sections).

The BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across our sites. Until further notice, all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

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