Please note that this role is in Northampton, not Norwich.

Contract type: Permanent, three days a week (21 hours)

Department: East News

Location: Northampton

Proposed salary range: £27,600 - £33,900, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

We are BBC Studios

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content. We are the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

BBC Extend

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people.

To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact [email protected].

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage.

Details and purpose of the role

BBC Northampton is looking for a great journalist with sharp writing skills and strong editorial judgement to work as part of our online team. You will play a key role in covering the best stories in Northamptonshire to reflect all audiences.

You’ll be adept at responding to breaking news, generating original stories and collaborating with colleagues to ensure content is delivered in accessible and engaging formats. You’ll be a team player with a can‑do attitude, an organised approach, and a talent for telling the stories that matter most to our communities in a conversational and relatable way.

We’re looking for people who can help deepen our relationship with local audiences. You’ll be a creative journalist and storyteller who reflects the diversity, energy and character of Northamptonshire.

BBC Local is the family of services we offer across local communities in England—including radio, online, social media and TV. With established brands and new platforms, we provide a rich mix of content from news to entertainment.

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Consolidated reporting: Support monthly and quarterly management reporting across the Commercial Group, including Executive Committee and Board outputs.
• Financial insight: Prepare clear written and verbal commentary, analysing trends, risks, opportunities and key drivers.
• Data validation: Validate actuals, forecasts and planning data across SAP S/4, BPC and related tools to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Systems & issue resolution: Act as a key contact for consolidation queries, system defects and data load issues, working closely with Finance Technology and external providers.
• Process improvement: Identify and deliver improvements to reporting, consolidation and automation, including SAC dashboard development and standardisation initiatives.
  
  

Your skills and experience

Essential criteria

• First‑class writing and organisational skills.
• Significant recent experience in a fast‑paced news environment, preferably working on digital platforms.
• Good knowledge of Northamptonshire.
• Strong editorial judgement and an understanding of the BBC’s audiences and distinctive news values.
• Excellent communication skills, with a commitment to dealing with colleagues in an inclusive, nurturing and kind manner.

Desired but not required

• A creative approach to producing impactful content across different output areas and platforms - including radio and digital audio.
• The ability to write stories into Optimo.
• An understanding of our audiences and experience delivering content with diverse communities in mind.
• Experience producing news content such as summaries, digital articles or audio features.
• Knowledge of relevant law and ethics for journalism.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. 

This is your BBC

At 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.

Find out more about the BBC.

Life at the BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit.
• BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets here.
• Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on a fixed term or orchestra contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We 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 at the BBC.

Disability confident

We 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 happy to discuss: [email protected].  

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory. 

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]. 

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given 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.