Journalism Coordinator – EXTEND

BBC Radio Kent is the BBC’s Radio Station for the county of Kent. Our weekend daytime show (Saturdays and Sundays 1000-1400) also serves listeners in Sussex and Surrey, so we’ve got the whole of the South East covered! We’re now looking for someone who’s full of ideas and thrives in a fast-paced environment to join our production team for these two key shows.

Job Requisition ID: 28712

Job Closing Date: 23/09/2025

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, part-time (weekend)

DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Kent

LOCATION: Tunbridge Wells

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £24,800 to £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.

BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact [email protected].

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We’re a small but friendly and ambitious team at BBC Radio Kent. We thrive on making great radio and if you do too, this could be the perfect role for you.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

You’ll help producers in preparing and outputting our four-hour weekend programmes.
You will support a multiplatform approach to our local content.
The role has some technical responsibilities, including editing audio and dealing with live sources as the show is transmitted, as well as speaking to callers.
You will be preparing content for our social media channels and BBC Sounds.
As part of the production team, you will also come up with ideas for stories and treatments, set up guests, write scripts and provide research background.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Inclusivity, respect, team work and creativity are important to us.
You’ll need to demonstrate these values as well as having a passion to serve local audiences.
You will have the ability to work flexibly and efficiently under pressure, to tight deadlines and in a constantly changing live studio environment, with first rate communication skills.
You’ll know what producers and presenters need to create the best possible content, you will have a good understanding of how to tailor material to suit different media, and you’ll be excited about BBC Local’s goals and the future of audio.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team;
Be able to come up with creative treatments to enable brilliant storytelling;
Calm under pressure;
An understanding of the target audience for BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey;
Experience of how to make the most of our social media and digital opportunities.

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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

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.