Role Responsibility

We’re looking for an experienced multi-platform Journalist to join us and be part of the team that leads on the Spanish bulletins and delivers high quality tailored news for young audiences in Latin America.

All team members are expected to write, produce and read bulletins on air.

You’ll be an excellent writer, with sound editorial judgement and the ability to make sense of complicated stories under pressure. We’re looking for people who want to make the big global events unfolding accessible to young people everywhere, and go beyond the mainstream news agenda to look for the stories that really matter to our audiences.

This role requires sound editorial judgement as well as creative writing and presentation skills.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant journalistic experience in either Digital, Radio or TV.
• A very good understanding of the needs and interests of younger audiences around the world.
• First class writing skills in contemporary Spanish, and the ability to write in a style suited to young audiences.
• Some audio editing experience
• Excellent knowledge of international news, sport, current affairs and social affairs, with an interest in Latin America

Package Description

Band: C
Contract type: 5-month FTC/Attachment 
Location: London 

Please note that this role requires excellent written and spoken Spanish 

Job Application Requirements:

• CV
• Questionnaire with opportunity to detail your experience

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of the recruitment process, there will be a voice and a bulletin test.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/