Broadcast Journalist - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Global Radio Services

Global Radio Services

Verified Company

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Broadcast Journalist - Newcastle

Reporting of the role:

This role reports to Regional News Editor Yorkshire and North-East

Overview of job:

We're looking for a dedicated and hard-working broadcast journalist to join our award winning team based in Newcastle. You will be creative, have a fantastic voice and great writing skills. You'll be producing exciting content for Global's Newsroom including LBC, LBC News, Classic FM, and Radio X.

The role will involve reporting across the North-East for LBC and LBC News and doing bulletin reading shifts for Heart, Capital and Smooth North-East and Yorkshire.

This role will involve a regular weekend shift pattern.

3 best things about the job:

This could be the variety in the role, exposure to exciting projects, the opportunity to be Working on some of the UK's largest and most prestigious radio brands
No two days are the same and the patch is a busy and exciting one
The opportunity to create unique and exclusive content both onair and online

Measures of success -

In the first few months, you would have:

Reported live into LBC News and LBC
Produced creative prerecorded content for regional bulletins and our national brands
Sourced and produced exclusive regional content
Presented hourly news bulletins for Capital, Heart and Smooth North-East / Yorkshire

Responsibilities of the role:

Developing relationships with key contacts across the North-East and Yorkshire
Keeping across the main issues affecting people in the region
Responding to breaking news stories in a calm and professional manner
Sourcing, producing and presenting high quality audio and video content for regional and national stations
The flexibility to take on both reporting shifts and bulletin reading shifts where needed
You will have sound legal judgement and be proficient in Ofcom's broadcast regulations and guidelines.

What will you need:

You will be confident working on your own and under the guidance of your Regional News Editor to provide ontarget, agendasetting news content
We want you to be passionate about news, and eager to investigate and create your own outstanding and exclusive stories
You will have a commanding onair presence and be confident in your ability to report live into LBC and LBC News
Ideally you will have experience of producing and presenting news bulletins
You will have experience of producing video content for use online
You will enjoy working flexible hours and always strive to complete a task to a high standard
You'll be confident responding to changing situations and problemsolving under pressure, to ensure our output is always of the highest standard in all circumstances
A full clean UK driving licence is essential

Everyone is welcome at Global:

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces.

We know that we can't possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that's why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone.

We believe that different will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.

Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Global