Broadcast Journalist (Heart Breakfast) at Thisisglobal

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Job Description

Your Role: Broadcast Journalist

Global’s Newsroom in London is looking for a journalist with a fantastic broadcast voice and exceptional writing skills to present the news on Heart - the UK's biggest radio brand. The successful candidate should have plenty of journalism experience in a radio newsroom, including writing and reading news bulletins, selecting and pushing key news from guest interviews, and audio editing. You will also need a solid understanding of key aspects of media law.

As a Broadcast Journalist at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• You’ll be writing and reading London and UK-wide news bulletins for Heart – Britain's biggest radio brand.

• You will play a part in creating content for Global's rolling news radio station, LBC News and our digital platforms.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: We tell the biggest stories of the day in engaging and creative ways for audiences across Global’s platforms

• Own It: Pushing our original and exclusive stories, building on our track record for delivering standout journalism

• Keep it Simple: Telling stories in an accessible, concise and conversational way for our audiences

• Better Together: Working alongside a talented team of newsreaders, producers and presenters to create outstanding broadcast and digital content

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Grasped the news agenda and produced stand-out content on Heart alongside our other radio brands

• Established yourself as a trusted voice to our audiences

• Set the standard in the quality of output across our newsroom, having learnt the Global's Newsroom style.

What You’ll Need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

• Content: Delivering standout, OFCOM-compliant content which routinely meets and exceeds Global standards

• Ownership: Understanding the importance of tailored content across our brand portfolio and be capable of taking ownership for all editorial decisions with those diverse audiences in mind

• Fast thinking: Responding to changing situations and problem-solving under pressure, to ensure our output is always of the highest standard in all circumstances

• Flexibility: News happens 24/7 - this isn’t a ‘normal’ office job and flexibility is key. This role will include working breakfast hours, but you could also be asked to cover weekends and overnight shifts.