Journalist, BBC Radio Lancashire EXTEND

We’re looking for an experienced journalist to deliver news bulletins with authority, personality and warmth. You’ll also be part of the on-air team, which could include participating in chats or delivering breaking news and 2-ways. You may also be required to report on stories and be comfortable creating content for our website, audio and television services. You’ll need to have a great voice, be editorially strong and have bags of creativity.

Job Requisition ID: 27408

Job Closing Date: 16/09/2025

Blackburn, GBR, BB2 2EA

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Lancashire
LOCATION: Blackburn
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 – £37,050 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

No day is the same in Lancashire where you will work on stories that are hugely varied, often changing hour by hour. This is an opportunity for you to be part of a hard-working, creative and editorially ambitious team serving audiences across a range of platforms. We provide a supportive environment to grow and show your full potential.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Produce and present BBC Radio Lancashire’s weekday morning bulletins and BBC Sounds bulletins.
Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
Keep colleagues across the BBC – including online, social media, TV and national radio – in the loop about any breaking stories.
Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Significant recent experience of reading live radio bulletins.
Sound editorial and policy decisions based upon a clear understanding of the BBC’s news agenda, the requirements of news and current affairs coverage and the audience.
Strong writing skills to tell and sell our stories in the best way possible.
Strong Broadcast voice.
A commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understands how individual differences can benefit the BBC.
Understands how a team works effectively.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Optimo trained for online writing.
Mojo trained.
Effective planning and organising skills, ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.

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.