Top Benefits
About the role
Accepting Applications Until 12 September 2025
Job Description We are Global We’re proud to be one of the world’s leading media and entertainment groups. Whether it be on-air, via global player or through our outdoor advertising, we entertain and reach over 50 million individuals across the UK every week.Across our entire business, we’re committed to making more moments that matter for our audiences, customers and for each other. And every moment matters...the small, the big and everything in between. We couldn’t do any of it without our talented, passionate Globallers. Everything we do is driven by our culture and the talented people who make it happen.Here at Global, we have a saying...it’s all about how you make people feel. It’s our company ethos, our guiding belief and it’s so much more than words. It’s the vibe you get when you walk into one of our offices, it’s what keeps us honest and true to who we are, and above all, it’s the reason we all love to work here.
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.
About Global
The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold Radio.
Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers.
Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities.
On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 26.3 million on the radio alone.
Top Benefits
About the role
Accepting Applications Until 12 September 2025
Job Description We are Global We’re proud to be one of the world’s leading media and entertainment groups. Whether it be on-air, via global player or through our outdoor advertising, we entertain and reach over 50 million individuals across the UK every week.Across our entire business, we’re committed to making more moments that matter for our audiences, customers and for each other. And every moment matters...the small, the big and everything in between. We couldn’t do any of it without our talented, passionate Globallers. Everything we do is driven by our culture and the talented people who make it happen.Here at Global, we have a saying...it’s all about how you make people feel. It’s our company ethos, our guiding belief and it’s so much more than words. It’s the vibe you get when you walk into one of our offices, it’s what keeps us honest and true to who we are, and above all, it’s the reason we all love to work here.
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.
About Global
The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold Radio.
Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers.
Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities.
On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 26.3 million on the radio alone.