Journalist (Breakfast set-up)

Do you want to be a key part of producing a brilliant breakfast show that wakes up Cambridgeshire?

Job Requisition ID: 33931

Job Closing Date: 1st December 2025

Cambridge, GBR, CB5 8PB

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract/ Attachment until June 2026. Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
LOCATION: Cambridge – office based.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 – £33,900 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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Do you want to be a key part of producing a brilliant breakfast show that wakes up Cambridgeshire? We’re looking for an ambitious producer who understands what makes a must-listen breakfast show and is relentless at finding the best guests and treatments. Working with the Senior Content Producer, you’ll work during the day to set up our breakfast show for the following morning.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire services a diverse population, from the historic centres of Cambridge and Ely to the Fenland towns and the growing city of Peterborough. This is an exciting time for the station; we have recently moved into brand new offices with state-of-the-art studios and visualisation equipment. It’s a perfect time to join the team as we develop new ways of connecting with our audience.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

You’ll work as part of a multi-skilled team, developing content for radio and digital.
You’ll be able to draw on a wide range of sources for story ideas and you’ll deliver stories which surprise and engage listeners in creative ways.
You’ll need a real passion for creating powerful audio by understanding our local audiences and what matters to them. You’ll need to have a flair for writing great scripts.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

If you have a passion for local life and the ability to look at stories from diverse perspectives, and if you’re bursting with creative ideas, we want to hear from you.
An experienced audio practitioner, you’ll have experience of audio production and journalism with strong editorial judgement.
You’ll have the great people skills needed to collaborate with colleagues across our local platforms.
You’ll also have a good knowledge of the BBC’s editorial guidelines, a thorough grasp of impartiality as it applies to our output, and good knowledge of broadcast law.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

If you have experience developing productive working relationships with presenters, helping to get the best out of each other, it will strengthen your application.
Substantial time spent creating speech-based features for a daily radio show is an advantage.

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.