11 Media / Design / Creative Industries / Art jobs in Hadleigh, Suffolk

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £54,750 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.PURPOSE OF THE ROLEThis is a crucial role in leading our news coverage in Suffolk, ensuring our storytelling guides our audiences through the major issues in the county. You will demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and impartiality at all times.Some days you will be reacting to and leading the planning of major breaking stories. Other times you will need to use your experience and judgement to instigate follow-ups to existing stories and story ideas. A major part of this role is ensuring we are first with updates on major ongoing stories.As part of the wider East News team, you will also be part of the planning operation covering the region, ensuring Suffolk stories are flagged up in advance to maximise opportunities for them to travel across online, radio and television.WHY JOIN THE TEAMThis is a unique opportunity for an experienced leader with exceptional editorial judgment, integrity and a deep understanding of newsrooms. Your skills and experience will ensure that your team delivers high-quality journalism that informs, engages and resonates across Suffolk and beyond.You will have experience of leading high-performing teams and a great understanding of the Suffolk news agenda. You will lead the delivery of content across online and audio, and support television output.YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Ensure the Suffolk news agenda delivers impartial reporting and analysis and consistently achieves high impact journalism.
• Meet the highest journalistic standards and fully observe the BBC's Editorial Guidelines at all times - with impartiality at the very centre of the role.
• Ensure that output reflects all our communities - a commitment to diversity of representation, portrayal and thought.
• Use all formats and platforms available to ensure stories are told in the most appropriate way - with a particular focus on reaching underserved and difficult to reach audiences. You will ensure our stories are told in clear and concise terms for all our audiences.
• Exploit our digital space to ensure that audiences have a digital first offer of trusted news and analysis and interpret the news and place events in a wider context.
• Demonstrate an ability to lead a team; make a positive contribution to a culture of integrity and co-operation.
• Brief and advise editorial/production colleagues on relevant topics and events., Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.You belongWe have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.Disability confidentWe are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be
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  Significant track record in journalism and leading high-performing teams with an evidence of editorial judgement under pressure.
• Demonstrate a commitment to impartiality and be able to articulate the differences between impartiality, balance and professional judgement.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people. Works with others to be part of the leadership team.
• Know different BBC platforms/services and their audiences, with a particular focus on serving digital and underserved audiences.
• Track record of managing people.
DESIRED BUT NOT ESSENTIAL
• Experience of leading a digital-focused newsroom.
• Experience of working across online, audio and television output.
• Track record of successfully line managing people.
• Evidence of originating story ideas, knowledge of the Suffolk news agenda and agenda-setting exclusive content.
  
  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.Information at a GlanceThis is your BBCAt the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.Life at BBCHere you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.