Senior Journalist (Glasgow) – EXTEND

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of BBC Scotland’s radio news coverage.

Job Requisition ID: 33657

Job Closing Date: 09/12/2025

Glasgow, GBR, G511DA

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Part-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Glasgow, office based
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Upto £42,000 (EFT) – (pro rata 0.75 upto £31,5000) depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

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

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of BBC Scotland’s radio news coverage. As Senior Journalist on weekend radio programmes you will play a key role in delivering high quality content for our audience. You will shape the news agenda deciding on the stories we cover and how we cover them. Your experience, ideas and enthusiasm will be crucial in making our programmes the best they can be.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC Scotland’s weekend news output offers a great opportunity for someone who has a strong journalistic background and a vision for how our programmes should sound. You will uphold BBC values and enjoy working as part of an ambitious, collaborative team. You will be passionate about multi-platform broadcasting and finding new ways to deliver our content to the widest audience possible.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

You will produce and output live radio news programmes selecting editorial content and treatments
You will book guests and liaise with BBC reporters and correspondents
This is a senior role so you will need to understand the importance of impartiality; have extensive editorial experience; sound judgement and be assertive in decision making
As a member of the weekend production team, you’ll also produce The Saturday Show as and when required
As a Senior Journalist on weekend programmes you will be required to work on a Saturday and Sunday

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Detailed knowledge of the Scottish news and sports agenda
Experience in audio news production
Awareness and knowledge of media law
Experience of broadcasting technologies and live outputting
Experience working in a fast-paced news environment and leading a team
Track record in delivering original journalism

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.

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.