Role Responsibility

We need freelancers to cover project work, leave, weekends and for other ad-hoc reasons.

Whether you can read bulletins, report, produce programmes or have another radio-specific skill, we’d love to hear from you.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll need to have an element of radio experience, whether in the BBC or commercial sector. Please make your experience clear on your application.

If you can read bulletins, we need to know you’ve got a great voice and can write clearly and concisely.

If you’re a reporter, you’ll need to ask the right questions, get the best out of the interviewee and be comfortable reporting live on location.

If you’re a programmes person, we’re looking for someone who is creative, organised and bursting with ideas.

Experience of the ViLoR studio setup, Dira and Open Media is desirable but not essential.

For an informal chat about freelance shifts at BBC Radio Northampton, please contact Suki Somal (suki.somal@bbc.co.uk) or Anna Bartlett (anna.bartlett@bbc.co.uk)

Package Description

Band: C

Contract: Freelance Pool

Location: BBC Radio Northampton

You are eligible to apply for an internal role if you are either on a BBC Continuing (Permanent) contract, a BBC Fixed Term contract, a casual contract or freelance contract and you have worked continuously for 6 months.

Only internal staff are eligible to apply for the role on an attachment basis. You need to be on a continuing (permanent) or fixed-term contract.  You need to have worked for the BBC for more than one year and will also need permission from your line manager.  You can find out more on our attachments page.

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 holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.​

Please note that the application process will require you to upload a CV and complete the online questionnaire(s). There is no requirement to attach a covering letter or complete the additional careers hub fields (Personal Statement/Skills/Portfolio sections).

The BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across our sites.  Until further notice, all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

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