Journalist -Cambridge

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is looking for an excellent journalist with sharp writing skills and a terrific voice to read its weekday early news bulletins.

Job Requisition ID: 48706

Job Closing Date: 19 July 2026

Norwich, GBR, NR2 1TF

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations
LOCATION: Cambridge
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 – £35,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is looking for an excellent journalist with sharp writing skills and a terrific voice to read its weekday early news bulletins.
As the bulletin reader you will be preparing and reading bulletins for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, and ensuring our smartspeaker bulletins are delivered. You’ll be used to reacting to breaking stories and you’ll be able to work with our digital team so that your content can reach a wider audience. You’ll be a team player, an organised individual with a can-do attitude and a knack for being able to deliver the day’s news in an accessible and conversational way.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We are looking for talented people to be at the heart of our relationship with our local audiences. These roles will be the voice of our local services – passionate broadcasters and brilliant storytellers that inspire and engage our communities. Every day, you’ll make BBC Radio Cambridgeshire famous for its outstanding programming and its deep connection with the people we serve.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Producing and reading news bulletins on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire across our Breakfast and Morning output.
Producing, editing and setting up stories for bulletins.
Writing news bulletins and summaries with accuracy, clarity, wit and flair, often under pressure.
Showing the ability to source a range of stories that connect with our audiences and engage new ones.
Working with the entire range of on-air talent, including editors, presenters and reporters.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

First class writing, production and organisational skills.
Significant recent experience of reading live radio bulletins.
Good knowledge of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
An understanding of our audience, and a track record in delivering content with diverse audiences in mind.
A creative approach to producing the best content for impact across our different output areas and platforms – radio and digital audio.
Editorial judgement: making the right editorial and policy decisions based on a clear understanding of the BBC’s audiences and distinctive news agendas; generating original ideas for broadcast.
Experience in producing news summaries, bulletins and programmes.
Knowledge of the law and ethics as they apply to journalism.
A good understanding of BBC News services and output.
Excellent communication skills, with a commitment to dealing with colleagues in an inclusive, nurturing and kind manner.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

First class writing, production and organisational skills.
Experience of reading live radio bulletins.
Good knowledge of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Knowledge of the law and ethics as they apply to journalism.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Experience of telling compelling stories across social media platforms.
Video editing skills
Optimo experience

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.

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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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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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.