Thursday 16 April 2015

BBC Kick Off Trainee Sports Reporter Scheme

The BBC Kick Off Trainee Sports Reporter Scheme gives talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds the opportunity to learn and develop sports reporting skills at the BBC.
These work experience placements are two days a week for eight weeks during July and August 2015. Placements will be available at BBC local radio and online sites across the UK – the full list is below.
We're looking for talented applicants, male or female, from a range of backgrounds and experiences.

What’s on offer?

  • Full training
  • A mentor from your chosen BBC site
  • The chance to learn how to interview and write sports stories for radio and online
  • The opportunity to go to sports events and be part of a team bringing all the excitement of sport to BBC audiences

Where are the placements?

  • Belfast - Radio Ulster
  • Birmingham - online
  • Birmingham – Radio WM
  • Bristol - radio
  • Cambridge - online
  • Cardiff – BBC Radio Wales
  • Cardiff – Radio Cymru
  • Carlisle - BBC Radio Cumbria
  • Chelmsford - BBC Essex
  • Cornwall - radio
  • Derby - radio
  • Guernsey - radio
  • Kent - radio
  • Leeds - radio
  • Lincoln – radio
  • London - Asian Network radio
  • London – BBC London 94.9 radio
  • Manchester – online
  • Manchester – radio
  • Northampton - radio
  • Oxford - radio
  • Reading - BBC Radio Berkshire
  • Glasgow - BBC Radio Scotland
  • York - radio

What we’re looking for:

  • You'll need to be aged 18 or over on 1st July 2015. There are no other age limitations
  • A proven passion for sport
  • A willingness to further your career in sports journalism
  • You don’t need to have any prior journalism experience or training to apply
Many previous Kick Off trainee sports reporters have gone on to work full time in sport for the BBC across the UK, from local radio to BBC Sport in Salford. Don’t miss out on your chance to follow in their footsteps!

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