Journalism Co-Ordinator (Paternity Cover

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract / Attachment Nov 2026 to Feb 2027.

LOCATION: BBC Radio Wiltshire, Swindon with occasional travel to BBC Radio Gloucestershire

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 24,800 -27,667 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.

Please note, the start date for this role will be November 2026

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Radio Wiltshire serves audiences across a large and vibrant county, from Stonehenge to Swindon, Trowbridge to Tidworth. The county is known for its historic landscapes and monuments but is also a thriving business hub and commuter belt for many. It boasts a quarter of the British Army as well as other major employers such as Dyson and Nationwide. We’re committed to telling amazing stories from our communities and bringing in new audiences through creating content which generates impact on-air and on demand. We’re looking for a Journalism Coordinator to work on our Afternoon Show.

Main Responsibilities

• You’ll be based in the BBC Radio Wiltshire newsroom but will spend each day liaising with producers at BBC Radio Gloucestershire to provide stories for our shared Afternoon show.
• This will involve sourcing ideas, researching items, setting up guests and scripting and recording audio and video clips.
• You may be asked to go out and record voxes, interviews and packages and there may be some live reporting opportunities as well.
• You’ll also be reversioning content for BBC Sounds, social media platforms and audio replays.
• You will be expected to work in our Ops area, helping output programmes by getting guests on the telephone/Whatsapp etc and taking calls from listeners.
• On a Monday you’ll be expected to work a later day to support our sports programme which starts at 6pm and finishes at 7pm.

Essential Criteria

• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team whilst staying calm under pressure.
• Be able to come up with creative treatments to enable brilliant storytelling.
• Experience of outputting radio programmes.
• A knowledge of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire and an understanding of the target audience.
• Experience of how to make the most of our social media and digital opportunities.

Desirable

• Evidence of developing productive working relationships with presenters, helping to get the best out of each other.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, 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.

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_hidden***

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.

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.