Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

Job Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Multimedia Journalist who will be working with a team in a busy newsroom. This individual will be responsible for creating imaginative, accurate and engaging news content for TV, on-line and social media output. The Multimedia Journalist will be required to perform tasks from beginning to end regarding producing, and airing of new bulletins, and shows. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Will be responsible originate, research, write, produce, and present material using text, stills, audio and video as required. 
• Accurately and impartially, cover stories and events and put them into an appropriate context to meet the audience's needs. 
• Produce content for TV that may include news stories, live coverage, sequences, interviews, packages, discussions, background pieces, analysis, and features. 
• Will be required, on-line and social media, to write and use video, audio, stills and graphics to produce news articles, features, engaging posts and interactive material. 
• Responsible for moving a story forward, by amending and updating material as required. 
• Research, report, write, translate, and adapt existing stories or programmed material from English into Farsi. 
• From time to time, will be required to report in text, stills, audio or video from the field in a range of formats for all Iran International Television platforms. 
• Act as Outputter under the direct supervision of an Editor as required.
• Operate the Autocue as required.
• Will be required to anchor or present TV content. 
• Foreign travel may be necessary. 
• Carry out any other tasks as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Well-networked within the television production and news operations world
• Recent and relevant broadcast news or multimedia experience. 
• A wide and up-to-date knowledge of Iranian and international affairs. 
• In-depth understanding of Iran’s history, politics, social issues and culture as well as the changing needs of the audience. 
• Farsi as your first (or equivalent) language, fluency in English, and the ability to write, translate and adapt material accurately and to tight deadlines. 
• The ability to produce original material and preferably, the ability to adapt stories for multimedia output.
• Must have sufficiently strong story development skills to submit original story ideas daily
• The ability to report from the field as required. 
• Suitable voice and presentation skills (training can be provided but some experience essential). 
• The ability to exercise editorial judgement and display an understating of the law as it relates to journalism. 
• Excellent contacts within Iran and the Iranian diaspora across politics, culture, social issues, business, and sport. 
• Must be able to develop sources, work a beat, and break stories
• Must have strong on-camera skills
• Must have ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• This position is expected to work on a Rota basis (no fixed hours) and working patterns should be flexible to change, based on operational requirements. 
• Required to work from the Washington, DC 
• Required to anchor or present News content

 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years’ experience in television news reporting
• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications or related field or comparable television work experience preferred.
• Experience working internationally preferred
• Bilingual in Farsi/English