JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Naidheachdan
LOCATION: Holyrood
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £42,000 - £45,000 depending on relevant skills and experience. The salary range expected for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market information. Shift work is part of this role, and you will be expected to work regularly from the Scottish Parliament and other locations.
We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. If you are interested, please state your preference in the application, although you are under no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the job offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
As Senior Politics Reporter with the BBC News team, you will broadcast with authority, across multiple platforms, on decisions that affect Scottish communities, ensuring their voices, opinions and priorities are represented. You will report on Scottish politics at every level. Your news skills will help audiences make sense of the issues that affect their lives. Through innovative storytelling across digital platforms, audio, video and social media, you will serve our established audiences and new digital users. Your work will be essential to the future of Gaelic news across Scotland.
WHY JOIN OUR TEAM?
Join an enthusiastic news team with a distinctive public service mission: informing communities across Scotland about what is happening at every level of Scottish and UK political life. You will have the opportunity to drive coverage that makes a real difference, develop innovative digital and multimedia ways of telling political stories, and help grow the next generation of Gaelic news audiences. Working alongside talented journalists across BBC News, you will develop your skills, expand your impact, and contribute to the future of Gaelic journalism.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
Find political stories that are relevant, interesting and accessible to a broad range of our audiences.
Be bold in telling stories across multiple formats, delivering live and commissioned political content across digital and linear formats and programmes, and skilled at choosing the best treatment for each story to achieve the highest impact.
Seek out diverse and compelling voices to make your stories more engaging, as well as being bold in holding politicians and public servants to account.
Express yourself to the highest standard in Gaelic and English, writing and broadcasting skilfully in both languages.
Strong commitment to impartiality, ensuring that all of our political coverage is fair, accurate and appropriately nuanced.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Proven experience as a journalist in a newsroom environment. Experience covering breaking news and working effectively under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Strong understanding of Scottish politics, including the work of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, local government and the wider UK political landscape.
- Strong interviewing skills, with the confidence to question politicians, officials and stakeholders at every level.
- Ability to create engaging content across multiple platforms, including text, audio, video and social media. Strong written and spoken communication skills in Gaelic and English.
- Willingness to travel and work flexibly as political events require. Ability to make complex political issues accessible and relevant to diverse audiences.
DESIRABLE:
- Demonstrated ability to identify, develop and deliver original political stories with public impact.
- Proven ability to build and expand a network of political contacts and sources.
- Experience filming, recording and editing content for digital platforms.
- Understanding of analytics and audience data to inform editorial decision-making.