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We are seeking for two positions:
- English News Editor/ Presenter
- Duty Station: Ramallah
- Type of Contract: Full-time position
Roles and core 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 Chief-in-editor.
- Prepare and/or present breaking news, detailed news, live and recorded programs.
- researching, verifying and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.
- identifying necessary resources and deploying and managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew.
- 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.
- understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
- Works with Chief-in-editor and team to create and implement overall content plan and priorities.
Key requirements:
- bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as media, political science or international relation.
- previous experience of minimum two years in similar position.
- native English speaker with excellent written and oral communication skills
- an interest in people, news, current affairs and good general knowledge
- confidence in front of a camera and an ‘on air’ presence.
- the ability to work under pressure, both within teams and individual
- outstanding analytical skills and ability to absorb, extract and present information in a clear and understandable way
- the 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
- Multimedia correspondent
Duty Station: Jerusalem & Ramallah
Type of contract: Full time
Roles and core 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 senior editor and editor-in-chief.
- Researching, verifying, and collating evidence and information to support a story and provide important background, using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.
- Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and filming interviews and supporting material for the full-length mini-reportage.
- Keeping up-to-date with current events and trends, and pitching vox pops hot topics of the week.
- Identifying necessary resources and managing location shoots, including sound and camera.
- Editing sound and video, translating Arabic content into English subtitles, and producing a final product ready for publication.
- Understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
- Working with senior editor, editor-in-chief and team to create and implement overall content plan and priorities.
Key requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as media, political science or international relations.
- Previous experience of a minimum of two years in a similar position.
- Fluent English speaker with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- An interest in people, news, current affairs, and good general knowledge.
- The ability to work under pressure, and to work independently while following guidance from senior editors.
- The ability to build a 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.
How to apply: Interested candidates shall send their CV and cover letter to hr@24fm.ps , no later than Saturday, 12 November 2022.