Journalist, Radio Derby – EXTEND

The news team in Derby is a tried and tested place to turbo-charge your career and prove yourself capable of just about anything. We deliver news for all platforms, and aspire to be the most creative, most ambitious local story team we can be. You’ll get to work with fantastic colleagues in a patch where news stories are hard-won rather than found growing on trees. You could be contributing online news stories, radio guests, bulletin material, TV packages and social media videos. This role is primarily reporting, but we’re likely to throw you into newsreading on BBC Radio Derby too, one of the local radio network’s most successful stations.

Job Requisition ID: 26728

Job Closing Date: 31/08/2025

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-Term Contract / Attachment, Full-time until 31/08/2026
DEPARTMENT: BBC News, East Midlands
LOCATION: Derby
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.

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

The local story team in Derby is a really supportive environment to grow and show your full potential. We put a premium on seeking impact for our stories, regularly getting our work on to the BBC’s national news outlets, as well as our local and regional output.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Deliver original news stories for multiple platforms.
Work sensitively with contributors to give everyone a good experience of working with the BBC.
Build a strong knowledge of the patch and our audience.
Be a self-starter who can work independently under pressure and motivate others.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Good news judgement and understanding of editorial guidelines.
Excellent written English for broadcast and online.
Track record of generating ideas for news programmes and services.
Strong on-air voice.
Good understanding of BBC England priorities for audience growth.
Confidence in using recording equipment for newsgathering.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Knowledge of the editorial area.
Experience of writing news stories for online and radio.
Experience of reading news bulletins.
Full driving licence.

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.