Broadcast Journalist

A full-time programming job at Islam Channel Ltd in City of London, United Kingdom
Posted 1 December 2015, 5.21am est

The successful candidate:

• generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the public, press conferences and other sources;
• 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 on a daily basis;
• preparing and presenting material 'on air' for both pre-recorded and live pieces;
• identifying potential interviewees and booking guests, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews;
• preparing timings for each news item and monitoring these during broadcast;
• preparing running orders for shows and making any necessary changes during broadcast
• Produce editing
• understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct; and
• Building and maintaining a wider range of business contacts, including resource providers and contributors for the programme Experience (Desirable):
• Previous experience within business/finance programming
• Live/pre-recorded presenting experience
• Strong writing skills
• Team player capable of working autonomously
• Editing experience

Right to work in the UK:

• The successful candidate must possess the right to work in the UK and be able to provide valid and original documentary evidence.
• Please kindly note, Islam Channel Ltd is currently unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role.

Salary: Competitive and dependent on previous experience and knowledge