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Posted 20 August, 2026
BBC

Journalism Coordinator (Dorset)

BBC
Dorchester, GBR, DT1 1TP Fixed Term
Salary: £25,100 to £28,000 Annually
Reference: 51254

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term contract until 29th Jan 2027; Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Radio Solent
LOCATION: Dorchester - Office-based
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £25,100 - £28,000 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

BBC Radio Solent is looking for a creative and dynamic Journalism Coordinator to join our talented Dorset team which reflects life here today to an audience of two million people. You will be a key member of our Dorchester studio production team, working on our Dorset Breakfast show. You’ll be a collaborative team player, with a passion for storytelling, upholding high production values, and have excellent communication skills.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
A critical member of our studio production teams, you’ll work with our extremely talented producers, journalists and presenter/producers to help curate our output, ensure we’re ready for air, and that our output is the best it can be. You’ll be working in state-of-art visualised studios, where your passion for storytelling and what’s happening locally, will see your content showcased and celebrated across not just the output, but all our publishing platforms.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

  • As a Journalism Coordinator, you will assist the production, preparation and output of our programmes, supporting a multiplatform approach.
  • You will work as part of a programme team and the wider-station team to get your programme to air and assist with studio duties.
  • You will offer story ideas and audio treatments, set up guests, write scripts and provide research.
  • You’ll undertake a variety of production duties from editing audio and operating broadcast equipment to dealing with callers, contributors and guests.
  • You’ll be confident on-air, be comfortable contributing and delivering on-air segments and features.
  • You will be keen to bring in new contributors, voices and guests - and really care about making your content reach a wide and diverse audience.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

  • Production – You’ll have experience researching, setting up and producing audio stories for linear and digital platforms; booking guests, writing cues, questions and interview briefings. You’ll understand the important aspects of audio recording, editing, saving and archiving – including operating studio equipment.
  • Digital – You’ll know how to share and celebrate audio moments on digital platforms, helping deliver visualised content to other platforms and make your programme content have an after-life on other platforms.
  • Planning – Generating ideas for multi-platform stories and treatments. Ideas generation, story research, setting up guests and speaking with the audience.
  • Teamwork - You’ll be an adaptable team player, brimming with ideas and creative treatments which will bring stories to life.
  • BBC Local - You’ll understand how BBC Local’s content helps the BBC achieve its strategic aims.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

  • Digital audio – Experience creating bespoke audio products for digital audio platforms like BBC Sounds.
  • Visualisation – experience of turning visualised audio content into videos for social platforms.
  • Technical operating – experience of studio set ups and how to tech-op/studio manage live programmes.
  • Awareness of the aims of the BBC, Value for all, and the wider BBC South operations and practices .

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.

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