Job Opportunity at Al Jazeera Media Network in USA: Producer - AJ+
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- 3-5
- Both
Opportunity criteria
- Full time
Opportunity description
Al Jazeera Media Network is offering a job opportunity in Washington D.C., UAS as a Producer - AJ+
AJ+ is looking for a Producer to join our newsroom to take our deployment content to the next level and help develop a weekly field show for YouTube. The Producer is responsible for producing high-quality, character-driven short documentary content on a monthly basis. A successful candidate should be comfortable working in the field alongside a shooter/editor and an AP, as well as working in smaller teams or even solo depending on the nature of the story.
Duties & responsibilities
- Pitch compelling stories in keeping in the AJ+ core agenda and of interest to a digital audience
- Work on pre-production of assigned deployments
- Setup and access interviews, coordinate logistics, conduct research on story, work and with shooter/editor on visual expectations
- Work in the field in the U.S. and occasionally internationally - communicating all updates on project to Executive Producer
- Work across teams to ensure that Planning, Engagement, and Audience Development departments are constantly up to speed on the production schedule
- Provide an initial draft of structure of stories and write factually accurate and compelling scripts
- Provide social media copy to be used across various social networks for the assigned stories
- Work with fact-checkers to ensure scripts are factually accurate
- Comply with field safety and ethical reporting practices
- Coordinate field team travel logistics
- Engage with audience on social media in professional manner while following network guidelines
- Contribute editorially strong and creative ideas in meetings and discussions
- Assess new information and react quickly to editorial developments
- Carry out duties in line with Al Jazeera editorial guidelines and ethics
Eligibility criteria
- Minimum of 3 years in journalism
- Proven track record of delivering content that is successful on YouTube is preferred.
About Al Jazeera Media Network:
Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) is a Qatari state-funded global media conglomerate headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It is the parent company of Al Jazeera and its related networks. The chairman is Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani. The network's news operation currently has a total of 70 bureaux around the world that are shared between the network's channels and operations, the second-largest amount of bureaux of any media company in the world after the BBC.
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