Journalism Researcher, Newsnight - EXTEND

Package Description

Job Reference: 19986/EX2324
Band: B
Salary: £28,000-£32,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Office based - London Broadcasting House, W1A 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

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.
Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our .

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Job Introduction

We’re recruiting a Journalism Researcher to work on Newsnight. The programme has recently been refreshed and we’ve seen a significant rise in our audience figures. We’re looking for someone who shows initiative, has lots of ideas for guests, and enjoys working to tight deadlines. You need to be someone with the potential to be an excellent guest booker and the ability to write forensic briefs. A knowledge and experience of assisting on social media content would be useful in this role. Being a great team player is important in this role.

Newsnight is about added-value conversation, consequential interviews and gripping debate and discussion. We’re looking for sharp and smart journalists with creative ideas, strong analytical skills. A good knowledge of news and current affairs is crucial. 

We’re the BBC’s big news personality show and our interviews are picked up by the rest of the BBC and broadcast around the world. Our past interviewees include the infamous interview with Prince Andrew. Other guests include Elon Musk, Hillary Clinton, Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Madonna, Dolly Parton, Bill Gates, Greta Thunberg, Prime Minister Trudeau, Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Dalai Lama and David Attenborough. The role involves shift work with some late evenings. 

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