Journalist Radio Manchester Sport
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Job Description
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C Journalist
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Manchester Sport
LOCATION: Media City Salford
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Join BBC Radio Manchester covering one of the UKs most exciting sport patches. From Premier League football to Super League rugby and major events like the Manchester Marathon youll help create standout sport content across radio and digital platforms. Based at Media City alongside BBC Sport and Radio 5 Live this role offers the chance to work in a vibrant newsroom producing engaging high-impact coverage that reflects Greater Manchesters rich sporting landscape.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
If you thrive in a fast-paced ever-changing environment this is the role for you. Youll be a driven versatile journalist producing top-tier sport bulletins live commentary and digital content. Our team has covered everything from European football finals to Super League and Premier League Darts. Its a collaborative ambitious team where your work will reach passionate audiences and where youll have the chance to grow and make a real impact.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Producing sport output on BBC Radio Manchester that makes a big impact.
Our breakfast Sport bulletins are designed to showcase our Sport output and make a huge impact in the Joe McGrath Breakfast Show.
As a commentator at BBC Radio Manchester youll travel up and down the country to bring our listeners the very best live commentary or match reports. We regularly deliver football (including womens game) rugby league and rugby union but also are looking for opportunities to cover more sports that our audience is passionate about.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Experience in sport broadcasting at a comparable level to BBC Radio Manchester who can act as a producer presenter commentator reporter and bulletin reader.
- A great broadcast voice
- Resilience and an ability to work independently and as part of the team
- Creativity to bring and champion the best and biggest ideas for content
- An attention to detail and an ability to successfully manage multiple priorities
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
- Experience commentating on Premier League Football
- Radio Production experience
- If youve previously won any industry awards for your work
- If youve created your own successful blog podcast fan media content or social channels
If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Employment Type
Full-Time
