Job Description

Job Band

Band: C

Contract type: Permanent/Continuing

Location: Delhi, India.

Job Purpose

Multimedia journalist working in the BBC\'s Delhi Bureau as part of the TELUGU Service producing content for digital and television output.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Write, translate, edit and produce a range of video, audio and digital content for BBC Telugu audiences on digital and social media platforms and TV to the highest professional standards.
• Exercise editorial judgement in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
• Write scripts, produce packages, translate and compile content for stories for the BBC Telugu website and social media platforms and tv bulletins
• To liaise closely with other team members in the Indian Language services, News-gathering, Monitoring and other departments in the BBC, to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.
• Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism or project as appropriate.
• To tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
• To prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

• A full command and up to date knowledge of Telugu language (first or equivalent).
• Able to communicate in English
• Significant recent experience as a journalist.
• Ability to write scripts and content for digital and social media as well as broadcast, and adapt with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to the differing audiences and platforms
• A demonstrable interest in working in a multimedia environment and in encouraging audience involvement.
• A demonstrable interest in digital media and how to exploit it for the BBC\'s purposes.
• A passion for International news and a thorough current knowledge and understanding of news and current affairs as well as history, social issues, business arts/culture and sports.
• Understands how a team works effectively.
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
• Demonstrates a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understands how individual differences can benefit the BBC.
• Effective planning and organizing skills, ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
• The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.
• An understanding of health and safety procedures and how they apply to broadcasting.

Job Impact

Decision making
High level of responsibility and decision making; able to operate alone.
No managerial responsibility.

Scope
Covers a wide range of journalism activity, producing news content and supporting the production and presentation of news programming.

DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

WHY JOIN US

Journalist - BBC Telugu

Journalism

Permanent - Full Time

Delhi, IN, ND 110001

BBC PS - India

Job Closing Date: 16/07/23

THE ROLE

Job Band

Band: C

Contract type: Permanent/Continuing

Location: Delhi, India.

Job Purpose

Multimedia journalist working in the BBC\'s Delhi Bureau as part of the TELUGU Service producing content for digital and television output.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Write, translate, edit and produce a range of video, audio and digital content for BBC Telugu audiences on digital and social media platforms and TV to the highest professional standards.
• Exercise editorial judgement in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
• Write scripts, produce packages, translate and compile content for stories for the BBC Telugu website and social media platforms and tv bulletins
• To liaise closely with other team members in the Indian Language services, News-gathering, Monitoring and other departments in the BBC, to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.
• Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism or project as appropriate.
• To tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
• To prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

• A full command and up to date knowledge of Telugu language (first or equivalent).
• Able to communicate in English
• Significant recent experience as a journalist.
• Ability to write scripts and content for digital and social media as well as broadcast, and adapt with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to the differing audiences and platforms
• A demonstrable interest in working in a multimedia environment and in encouraging audience involvement.
• A demonstrable interest in digital media and how to exploit it for the BBC\'s purposes.
• A passion for International news and a thorough current knowledge and understanding of news and current affairs as well as history, social issues, business arts/culture and sports.
• Understands how a team works effectively.
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
• Demonstrates a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understands how individual differences can benefit the BBC.
• Effective planning and organizing skills, ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
• The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.
• An understanding of health and safety procedures and how they apply to broadcasting.

Job Impact

Decision making
High level of responsibility and decision making; able to operate alone.
No managerial responsibility.

Scope
Covers a wide range of journalism activity, producing news content and supporting the production and presentation of news programming.

DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

INCLUSION

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