Broadcast Journalist (Current Affairs)

Islam Channel’s news and current affairs department is looking for a full time journalist to join its successful news team. Applicants should have the relevant qualifications or experience in broadcast, paper or online journalism.

Responsibilities

• 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, scroll bar headlines and voiced reports;
• Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story;
• Providing directorial input, advising crews on what to film or record;
• Producing 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;
• 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

• Language skills may be an advantage;
• Understanding of appropriate technical equipment and relevant editing software is also advantageous.
• You will need to show evidence of the following:
• An interest in people, news, current affairs and a good general knowledge;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; 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.

Working hours

Full time: 40 hours / week working Monday to Friday or as per your shift rota. Please note working hours typically include regular unsocial hours and weekend work is sometimes required. Also note: Applicants must have the right to work in the U.K. Only successful applicants will be contacted.