Job Description

LBC Reporter – North East

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to the News Editor

Overview of job

An opportunity for an experienced broadcast journalist, with excellent news judgement and a passion for breaking stories, to join LBC on a full-time basis.

You’ll deliver outstanding coverage of the biggest stories across your region, and report for Global’s other brands including Classic FM, Capital, Heart and Smooth.

You’ll know your region inside out, have a good eye for a local story that could make a national headline and have the right contacts to speak to, so that you can deliver it on-air.

You’ll be brimming with ideas and creative ways to treat them, have a great voice, excellent writing skills and a detailed understanding of Ofcom regulations.

3 best things about the job

• You’ll be on-air each day, covering the biggest stories in your region, and given the chance to pitch and develop your own exclusives for LBC & LBC News.

• You’ll be supported by a network of hardworking producers, and work with some of the most talented broadcasters in the business.

• You’ll be joining Global, the home of the best audio in the UK with plenty of opportunity to develop your skills.

Measures of success –

In the first few months, you would have:

• Pitched and delivered exclusive stories from your region.

• You’ll have helped LBC be first to a story in your patch, break the news in a confident and authoritative way.

• Positioned yourself as an expert on your region within Global and provided new contributors on key issues.

• Developed a full understanding of LBC and other brands across Global.

Responsibilities of the role

• As a reporter you will understand the issues affecting your region and the stories that matter to our listeners.

• You’ll make sure your stories are heard on our national news talk brand, LBC, and on our rolling news station, LBC News.

• You’ll have the gravitas to deliver reports in vision, when required.

• You’ll understand the importance of the full range of social and multi-media tools available in delivering a successful multi-platform news experience for our audiences.

• You’ll have sound legal judgement and be proficient in Ofcom’s broadcast regulations and guidelines.

• You’ll have a great range of contacts and understand the importance of forging new relationships across the region.

• You’ll have the flexibility to cover the big stories whenever and wherever they happen.

What you will need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

• You will be confident working on your own and under the guidance of your Senior colleagues to provide on-target, agenda-setting news content.

• You will be passionate about news, and eager to investigate and create your own outstanding and exclusive stories.

• You will have a commanding on-air presence and be confident in your ability to report live into LBC and LBC News.

• You will enjoy working flexible hours and always strive to complete a task to a high standard.

• A knowledge and understanding of the key issues affecting the lives of people in your region.

• A full, clean UK driving licence is essential.

Everyone is welcome at Global

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that different will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.

Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Global