Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- 5+
- Both
Opportunity criteria
- Full time
Opportunity description
TRT offers a job opportunity as a news editor and to join its team in Turkey. The News Editor helps the Input Manager set the news agenda for the day and aggressively pursues all breaking news stories with the highest editorial judgment. Working closely with the international bureaus and the rest of the news gathering team you will ensure that the right stories are delivered in the right way. You will think creatively to deliver content to all platforms as well as ensure all requirements are met for the teams in the field. You will ensure a collaborative approach to news gathering and the smooth running of the newsroom.
Duties & responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Working closely with the Input Manager, playing an active role in leading the news agenda.
- Driving journalism on stories on all platforms - working closely with the bureaus, planning desk, and Deputy News Editors to ensure the demands of output are being met.
- Understanding the demands of the whole news gathering team and staying abreast of the editorial priorities and developments.
- Ensure content and coverage is consistent with TRT Arabi's Editorial Policies and values.
- Ensuring the highest standards of quality for the channel's content, and helping plan and coordinate the news desk diary.
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Eligibility criteria
You must have:
- Extensive experience in television news at a senior level, including excellent experience of all aspects of television news production.
- An excellent journalist with strong editorial judgment.
- Previous experience in a large national or international broadcast news channel.
- Accustomed to directing teams working away from the base.
- Evidence of a broad range of journalistic interests including social affairs, international politics, public policy, world business and economic affairs, science, and the arts.
- Good knowledge of broadcast technology including satellite, iNews, and editing systems.
- Arabic writing and editing skills.
- Fluency in English.
- Minimum of 6 years experience.
- BA in journalism or another related social science major.
About TRT:
TRT Arabic is an Arabic language channel of TRT, broadcasting to Arabic-speaking audiences in Turkey and the Middle East, 24 hours a day, on subjects, events, and news. Today, it is an important part of a group that broadcasts programs locally and internationally through 14 television channels, 5 national radio stations, 5 regional, 3 international and 3 local in 41 languages.
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