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Job Requisition ID: 50895
Job Closing Date: 18th August 2026
Plymouth, GBR, PL3 5BD
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: Band C
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term Contract / Attachment, Full Time until September 2027
DEPARTMENT: Journalist, Social Media Producer Devon (BBC Local)
LOCATION: Plymouth
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £27,600 - £30,000 per annum 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.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We're looking for an experienced journalist and social media storyteller to create original content for BBC Local across social and digital platforms. Passionate about local journalism, you'll use social listening, audience insight and strong news judgement to uncover untold stories, spot emerging trends and create engaging content for audiences who don't typically consume local news through traditional channels. Combining editorial expertise with social media insights, you'll help shape story priorities, formats and storytelling approaches. You'll research and produce content for live and future programmes, cover breaking news, deliver trusted journalism across radio, and hold organisations to account. Working closely with digital, audio and TV news teams, you'll create content that informs, explains and sparks engagement around issues affecting local communities. The ideal candidate will have newsroom experience and be confident making editorial decisions in a fast-paced news environment.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
BBC Local’s social media platforms are key to reaching new audiences. We're looking for someone who can identify compelling local stories, understand why they matter and tell them in engaging ways across social channels. Combining reporting instincts, audience insight and creative storytelling, you'll use social listening to develop original ideas, repurpose content from across BBC Local, and create video, audio and social content that reflects local lives and interests while appealing to the BBC’s lightest users. Working closely with reporters, producers and editors across online news, local radio and TV, you'll help ensure our journalism reaches audiences wherever they consume content.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Find and develop original local stories through social listening, audience insight, contacts and community engagement. Use strong editorial judgement to identify stories that are important, interesting and relevant to local audiences
Create engaging social-first content that helps BBC Local reach and grow under-35 audiences
Script, film, produce and edit video content for social media and digital platforms. Work with reporters and correspondents to create explainers, interviews and other innovative storytelling formats including radio visualisation
Repurpose content from BBC News website, BBC Spotlight and BBC Radio Devon into engaging social media formats. Publish content across social platforms and contribute ideas that increase audience engagement, reach and account growth
Use analytics and audience insight to determine the most effective formats, treatments and platforms for different stories
Monitor emerging audience behaviours and platform trends, adapting storytelling approaches while maintaining BBC editorial standards. Help ensure all content meets BBC editorial, legal and compliance standards
Deliver fast, accurate news in a live environment - produce and present bulletins and other content to deadlines, maintaining the BBC’s highest editorial standards
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
NCTJ qualification or equivalent journalism qualification. Those with at least two years professional experience in news content will also be considered
Experience of creating and publishing content for digital and social platforms within a journalism, news, comms or factual content environment
Strong news judgement and a demonstrable understanding of what makes a compelling local news story that reflects the lives, interest and concerns of local communities
Broadcast and on-air experience with the confidence to write for radio, produce content and deliver timed news bulletins, with the ability to appear on-air live or pre-recorded when required
A good understanding of media law, journalistic ethics and the BBC's Editorial Guidelines
DESIRABLE :
Experience using social listening, audience insight and analytics tools to identify stories and measure content performance
Experience of creating content across multiple platforms including social, digital, radio and television
Experience of creating social infographics and image layout/Photoshop or equivalent
Social reels presentation/using the format for reporting
Studio production experience supporting or delivering output in a live studio environment
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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.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]
We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.
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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.
