Multimedia Journalist

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