Bulletin reader/multimedia journalist, BBC Gloucestershire

BBC Gloucestershire is advertising for a journalist capable of bringing the best of the county’s stories to radio and digital.

You’ll be an excellent bulletin reader, and adept at finding off-diary stories and exclusives and bringing to life the topics important to Radio Gloucestershire’s listeners and the BBC news website audience.
The role will report for radio and online as well as having the ability to be trained in making social media videos and TV packages.
We are particularly interested in hearing from people with experience reading on-air bulletins.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

You will play a daily role in the editorial planning and story output of the BBC in Gloucestershire.
We are looking for an experienced journalist who is used to working speedily to set up stories for a range of BBC outlets, able to produce great audio packages, read bulletins and write stories.

You will need to be able to spot a story in a council agenda or and find multiple stories a week.

You’ll have a proven track record in news judgement, an awareness of our audiences and you’ll know how to engage with different communities.

You will have to work quickly and flexibly. You must have sound editorial judgement and awareness of the need for impartiality.

You will need to build strong relationships with contacts around the county

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

Good writing and audio editing skills, knowledge of working in ops, and an ability to communicate stories in a simple, straightforward and engaging manner.

You will be an experienced journalist with strong track record of original storytelling. And you’ll be enthusiastic about collaborating with colleagues in the BBC to make sure that your content successfully travels across online, radio, tv and social media.