Background to the role:
In this role you will work as directed by a news editor or line producer to fulfil the editorial mission of CGTN Europe across TV and digital platforms.
Your duties may vary according to shift patterns and news demands. The media is a constantly evolving industry and as new platforms and technologies change opportunities and audience habits, CGTN will evolve to keep pace.
In general, you will be required to identify, research, and produce news stories for broadcast as well as video or text stories for online. Writing, video editing and gathering voices as well as creating social media posts will all be required as part of the role.
As a member of the Output team, you will be expected to bring the full extent of your experience and knowledge to bear on the role to the benefit of the entire team. Your expertise in specific areas – such as video editing, copy writing, script writing, audio, social media, reporting, or news planning -- may mean you are expected to work on certain projects.
Job objectives:
Person specification:
Confident working in a high-pressure fast-paced environment, the candidate will be able to
operate proactively and work individually or as part of a team. They will be full of creative ideas both for story subjects and presentation formats and always willing to experiment. At the same time, they will bring accuracy and attention to detail to everything they do.
Essential:
About CGTN Europe
CGTN Europe Ltd. is an award winning, multi-cultural and multimedia production centre located in Chiswick Business Park in West London. It operates from a state of the art, purpose-built newsroom, covering international business and politics with a European focus. CGTN Europe uncovers and explains news and trends from within Europe for a worldwide audience while also delivering new perspectives and voices to contextualise global stories. CGTN Europe Ltd. serves as the primary content provider for CGTN, which is an international media organisation launched on December 31, 2016. CGTN strives to deliver objective, balanced, impartial news, and current affairs content, presenting a Chinese perspective.
Equal Opportunities
CGTN Europe Ltd. is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity, value, and respect, regardless of race, religion or belief, national origin, marital or civil partnership status, maternity or pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender or gender reassignment or any other protected group status.
Our diverse employees individually contribute to CGTN Europe’s programming, live output and across a range of online platforms and podcasts. We continue to encourage talented people from all backgrounds to apply to our roles and to welcome into our company.