Journalist - Belfast

BBC News NI is recruiting for a journalist to work in our Belfast newsroom.

Closing date: 15 March.

Contract type: Full time Permanent

Department: BBC News Northern Ireland

Location: Belfast (office based)

Salary Range: £27,600 - £33,900 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. 

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Writing concise and accurate news stories, cues and briefs while demonstrating the ability to exercise strong editorial judgement while under pressure, and dealing with complex editorial and legal issues.
Be passionate about news and the stories that matter to our audiences, contributing on a daily basis to the production of original journalism across platforms and teams in BBC News NI.
Ability to work on programme production, use video, audio and text editing software and be prepared to broadcast and report on air if required.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will have: a high standard of written English, evidence of writing concise and accurate news stories, a track record of original journalism, a sound knowledge of politics, current affairs and ongoing issues in Northern Ireland, journalistic curiosity, a reputation for creative thinking, and a thorough grasp of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and journalism law.

Please CLICK HERE For a full Job Brief and to apply.