Experience Required
< 1 Year
Salary Range
50,000-80,000PKR
Career Level
Entry Level
Required Qualifications
Degree
Job Description
- Generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources;
- Pitching ideas to editors and commissioners;
- Researching, verifying and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.;
- Writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports;
- Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story;
- Identifying necessary resources and deploying and managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew;
- Providing directorial input, advising crews on what to film or record;
- Using portable digital video (DV) cameras and other equipment to record material and appropriate editing software to
- Produce complete packages for broadcast;
- Preparing and presenting material 'on air' for both pre-recorded and live pieces;
- Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews;
- Preparing timings for each news item and monitoring these during broadcast;
- Deciding on the running order for bulletins and making any necessary changes during broadcast;
- Collaborating with the editor to put together the completed programme or item;
- Developing and maintaining local contacts and assuming a public relations role;
- Understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
Requirements & Skills
- An interest in people, news, current affairs and a good general knowledge;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Confidence in front of a camera and an 'on air' presence;
- An understanding of appropriate technical equipment and relevant editing software;
- Ability to work under pressure, both within teams and individually;
- Outstanding analytical skills and ability to absorb, extract and present information in a clear and understandable way;
- Ability to build rapport and to handle interactions with sensitivity, empathy and diplomacy, while maintaining impartiality;
- Excellent interviewing and listening skills;
- An eye for a story, with an ability to generate original ideas and the confidence to pitch to senior editors;
- Tenacity, persistence, resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills.
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