BBC Hiring for BBC Trainee Visual Journalist – India Job at New Delhi Full Time

This role has close links to the Visual Journalism team, whose aim is to unlock the potential of multimedia storytelling across platforms – desktop, tablet, mobile and TV. Using graphical tools and combining those with an understanding of data and journalistic rigour, the team aims to produce powerful visual explanations that improve understanding of the news, and which audiences across the world highly appreciate.

Main Responsibilities

• You will be a proactive self-starter, brimming with original ideas on how to best apply interactive journalism.
• You will be eager to find ways to compliment news stories, when appropriate, or to identify original stories that can be carried by all outlets. You will be able to delve beneath the headlines and then confidently and succinctly explain the fuller picture to our audience as well as other colleagues from BBC News.
• You will be excited about developing the way that data is interpreted and presented online on platforms from mobile to TV.
• You will be focussed on creating content that will engage our global audience, providing them with useful, and where possible, personalised information.
• You will be working closely and productively with journalists, developers and designers – producing some of the most innovative content on the World Service Group websites.
• Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
• Under supervision from producers or team editors, to publish, moderate and cross-promote content that has already been broadcast or published on BBC social media accounts.
• To help producers assemble Internet pages to include text production, editing, selecting photos and videos.
• To select, translate, edit and publish contributions to BBC output, and contribute suggestions for the treatment of stories in line with BBC guidelines, and under supervision.
• To assist in online production, interactive programmes, recordings, transmissions and where required limited operational duties, under supervision.
• Undergo comprehensive editorial, technical and other role-related training.
• Following training, to be responsible for the simple operation of a variety of equipment.
• At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.

Are you the right candidate?

We would like to hear from you if you are a recent media graduate/post-graduate from marginalised and ethnic groups and are keen to tell stories about them, which are underrepresented in Indian and international media. Your ideas can help us reach new audiences who may feel that news content is not meant for them.

You have demonstrable interest to train in BBC journalism. Knowledge of written and spoken English will be an advantage.

You are a creative storyteller who is curious about the world around you with keen interest in the digital media market and are able to offer unique story ideas for at least one marginalised section of Indian society.

You are a recent graduate/post-graduate in journalism/mass communication/media studies or related subjects with either no experience or up to two years. Having relevant experience in media research in TV, radio, print or online, including the ability to identify key ideas, debates and issues within a field would be an advantage.

This is a role which supports the production of stories about people from marginalised and ethnic groups which are underrepresented in Indian and international media

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Package Description

Contract: Fixed Term (6 Months) – Full Time. Local terms and conditions apply.

Location: Delhi

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in **India**