Digital Spy is seeking new reporters to produce coverage of the forthcoming series of Big Brother for the site.

About Digital Spy

Digital Spy is the 4th largest entertainment news website in the UK with in excess of 2.1 million unique users on its main Entertainment News site and 3.1 million on its Forum Network. The only larger properties in terms of audience in the UK are The Sun online, MSN Entertainment and BBC entertainment news (Source: Comscore, Jan 2008). The site registers over 80 million page impressions a month.

Digital Spy is also renowned for its extensive and unique coverage of Big Brother each year through its dedicated spin off site, DS:BB (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bigbrother/). The site ranks by far as the biggest, non-Channel 4 online destination for Big Brother updates and has won a WebUser gold award ahead of its C4 rival.

The position will last the duration of the upcoming Big Brother series, which is expected to begin in the first week of June and last for approximately thirteen weeks.

Your Skills

The successful candidates will:
- monitor the live streaming feed during shift times, taking accurate quotes and notes throughout
- compile news reports based on their transcripts
- have the ability to remain impartial in tone and conform to the DS:BB house style
- meet specific targets in terms of quantity, quality and speed of output

Standard shifts will be eight hours, including a one hour break. Due to the nature of the series, the work rota comprises shifts starting at 9am and running through to 3am, every day of the week. Some shifts worked during normal weekday daytime hours may be performed at Digital Spy's offices near Waterloo in Central London, while other shifts must be performed from home. You must ensure you have the ability to work from home (i.e. computer with suitably fast internet connection) for such shifts. The rota will be produced with some degree of flexibility to ensure that all reporters work to their preferred shift times. Partial shifts may also be offered depending on individual schedules and availabilities.

Application

To apply, candidates must enclose a CV together with a short news article reporting on one incident from last year's series of Big Brother in no more than 200 words, bearing in mind the requirement that pieces be impartial at all times.

Salaries will range from £50 to £65 per full shift, dependent on experience and location.

Completed applications should be sent to jobBB0408@digitalspy.co.uk. Note that applications submitted without the required sample piece will not be considered.