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30 May 2025Job Description
Job title: Broadcast Journalist Birmingham
We think big work hard and never stand talented andpassionate people that make us leaders in creativity and innovation and the proud home to the best media and entertainment on the planet.
Were here to make everyones day brighter. Thats everyone from our Globallers to our audiences every partner we work with and every community we work in. Whether were making shows or making headlines making everyones day brighter is behindeverything we do.
Whether were in the studio building a worldclass Global Player appdisplaying brilliant Outdoor adsor producing fastmoving digital content were at our best when were working why we show up deliver great work and above all its the reason we all love to work here.
Your new role
A fantastic opportunity for a dedicated journalist to join our passionate hardworking team based in Birmingham on a fulltime basis.
Reporting to a Regional News Editor youll be producing and delivering multiple local news bulletins for Heart Smooth and Capital Radio stations across the Midlands and East of England as well as providing content for Globals national brands like LBC LBC News and Classic FM.
Youll be creative have a fantastic voice great writing skills with experience of producing multiple news bulletins in a busy environment and a keen eye for what makes an exclusive. You will demonstrate a proven track record in responding to breaking news stories and an understanding of how to support colleagues in the field and those onair.
Key Responsibilities
Youll have excellent production skills write creatively have a good voice and be able to deliver high quality relevant timely and accurate news and current affairs content. Youll help set the onair agenda daily.
Youll be part of ensuring stories from our region are heard on our national news talk brand LBC and on our rolling news station LBC News.
Youll have sound legal judgement and be proficient in Ofcoms broadcast regulations and guidelines.
Youll understand the importance of developing relationships with key contacts across our region.
Youll have the flexibility to tackle news gathering bulletin reading and reporting shifts as required.
Pitching and delivering outstanding original content either on your own or in collaboration with other team members.
Youll be used to responding to changing situations and problemsolving under pressure to ensure our output is always of the highest standard in all circumstances.
What Youll Love About This Role
1. Think Big: Were passionate about news and eager to investigate and create our own outstanding and exclusive stories!
2. Own It: You will have a commanding onair presence and be confident in your ability to if required report live into LBC and LBC News.
3. Keep it Simple: Drive straightforward impactful content that resonates deeply with audiences.
4. Better Together: We work with colleagues across Globals Newsroom to provide ontarget agendasetting news content.
What Success Looks Like
In your first few months youll have:
Produced standout content on some of the nations biggest radio brands.
Established yourself as a key member of our regional newsroom operation.
Set the standard in the quality of the interviews and audio that we output across our newsroom.
Created and presented news bulletins across our Heart Capital and Smooth Radio stations in the East and Midlands.
Sourced and produced original exclusive content.
Responded professionally to a big breaking story.
Developed a full understanding of the different Global brands
What Youll Need
The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions capable of the following:
You will be confident working on your own and under the guidance of your Senior colleagues to provide ontarget agendasetting news content.
You will have experience of producing and presenting multiple news bulletins each hour.
Be able to deliver standout OFCOMcompliant bulletins which routinely meet and exceed Global standards.
You will have an understanding of the importance of custom content across our brand portfolio and be capable of taking ownership for all editorial decisions with those diverse audiences in mind.
News happens 24/7 this isnt a normal office job and flexibility is key.
Creating a place we all belong at Global
We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented amplified and that we cantserve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people which is why were passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So no matter who you are or where you are from you can find your place at Global.
As a business we believe in the importance of a healthy worklife balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore we operate a Smart Working you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process drop us an email at well be happy to help.
Employment Type
Full-Time
