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Journalism Coordinator, Bristol - EXTEND

Job Requisition ID: 26734
Job Closing Date: 21/08/2025
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Part-time (0.8 EFT/ 28 hours per week )
DEPARTMENT: BBC RADIO BRISTOL
LOCATION: Bristol
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Include salary range including currency icon e.g. 24,800 - 33,400 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Please note this role is to work on live radio shows in the studio and on live events so working from home is not possible.
BBC EXTEND
This role is advertised as part of our for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either , or 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 .
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 . (EXTEND code: EX2324).
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Join the BBC Radio Bristol team and work on exciting programmes like the Joe Sims Breakfast Show, helping them put the show together and be involved in live outputting of the programme.You will have ideas for what to do on the programme that day, find and set up guests, record and edit audio, read travel reports on air and have the technical ability to share our best bits with other BBC platforms. This role will also focus on putting on events in our communities. It will require some weekend working and a good knowledge of how to run events safely.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join an energetic and fun team striving to reach new audiences across Bristol and beyond. Live radio is a buzz and fast moving. It's a rewarding role, whether you're putting a smile on listeners' faces or tackling the issues that make a difference to the way people live their lives or finding new audiences. You'll be part of the team working on outside events and work alongside the online and TV newsroom. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Ability to work flexibly across a range of shift times and days - some shifts start at 6am, others don't finish til 10pm. Ability to work to a rota across a 7 day a week broadcasting schedule, so you work 4 x 8 hour days including a lunchbreak. Rota is published 5 weeks in advance, locked at 2 weeks.
• Writing and presenting Travel Bulletins live on air as well as talking confidently on air with the presenter
• Ability to help run live events
• Editing and processing audio from all platforms for broadcast and sharing radio material with all BBC outlets
• Sourcing guests to a deadline while a radio show is on air
• Understanding of legal media law and BBC Producer Guidelines where relevant to live radio

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• A good knowledge of how to run events including technical expertise, branding and safety.
• Ability to write scripts for and to present Travel Bulletins live on air under pressure and talk to presenter on air as required.
• Technical knowledge of live radio studio operations. Including use of Open Media, Dira and Bionic and the ability to edit material from all platforms for broadcast.
• Excellent organisation and people skills when dealing with callers and members of the public.
• Ability to source guests to a deadline while a radio show is on air.

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:
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.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:
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