LBC South of England Reporter

Accepting Applications Until

12 September 2025

Job Description

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Job Title

Reporter, LBC & LBC News - South

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to a Senior News Manager.

Overview Of Job

A rare opportunity for a first-class journalist, with a proven track record in delivering impactful and original content, to join LBC on a full-time basis.

You’ll lead LBC’s coverage of the biggest stories across your region, and report for Global’s other brands including Classic FM, Capital, Heart and Smooth.

You’ll have a great contacts book, be creative, have a great voice, top-notch writing skills and a good understanding of Ofcom regulations. Experience of delivering live content on air and on digital platforms would be ideal.

3 Best Things About The Job

• As well as dealing with day-to-day news, you’ll have the freedom to run your own diary, landing agenda setting stories across LBC & LBC News.
• You’ll work with some of the most talented broadcasters in the business.
• You’ll be joining Global, the home of the best audio in the UK with plenty of opportunity to develop your skills.
  
  

Measures of success – In the first few months, you would have:

• Delivered several exclusive stories that have set the news agenda and helped positioned LBC as the home for high impact journalism.
• Started to build key relationships with our talented broadcasters and presenters.
• Taken the lead on a breaking story, and then moved it on with new lines.
• Developed a full understanding of LBC and other brands across Global.
  
  

Responsibilities Of The Role

• As a Reporter, you will have a solid understanding of the issues affecting your region and the stories that mean the most to our listeners including politics and social matters.
• You’ll take a lead in ensuring stories from your region are heard on our national news talk brand, LBC, and on our rolling news station, LBC News.
• You’ll have the confidence to deliver reports in vision, when required.
• You’ll understand the importance of the full range of social and multi-media tools available in delivering a successful multi-platform news experience for our audiences.
• You’ll have sound legal judgement and be proficient in Ofcom’s broadcast regulations and guidelines.
• You’ll have a great range of contacts and understand the importance of forging new relationships across the region.
• You’ll have the flexibility to cover the big stories whenever and wherever they happen.
  
  

What You Will Need

• You will be confident working on your own and under the guidance of your Senior colleagues to provide on-target, agenda-setting news content.
• You will be passionate about news, and eager to investigate and create your own unique and exclusive stories.
• You will have a commanding on-air presence and be confident in your ability to report live into LBC and LBC News.
• You will enjoy working flexible hours and always strive to complete a task to a high standard.
• A knowledge and understanding of the key issues affecting the lives of people in your region.
• A full, clean UK driving licence is essential.