Assistant Producer, BBC News Punjabi

Our Vision: “Home to India’s most credible, creative and courageous journalism.”

Our Mission: “To lead with facts bringing diverse voices through innovative and impactful journalism in the public interest.”

We are an equal -opportunity employer, that strongly supports diversity and inclusion at the workplace, and encourages female candidates and persons from other diverse groups such as marginalised, under -privileged communities and differently -abled people, to apply.
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Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Use a range of video,
  audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write,
  assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the
  highest professional standards.
  
• Exercise editorial
  judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial
  journalism.
  
• To undertake pre - and
  post -production and studio work, live and pre -recorded. Use a range of
  video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research,
  write, assemble, edit and deliver programmes in the appropriate medium, to
  the highest professional standards.
  
• To liaise closely with
  other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to ensure that
  output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is
  upheld.
  
• To tailor different news
  treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the
  audiences we serve.
  
• To prioritize and plan
  activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as
  deadlines, staffing and resources available.
  
• To produce engaging
  packages through a range of production skills.
  
• Delivering to tight
  deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
  
• At all times to carry
  out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.
  

Requirements

Knowledge, skills, training
and experience

• The ideal candidate will
  have recent experience as a journalist, with a good knowledge of current
  affairs and a sound judgement of news.
  
• You will have an
  excellent command over written and spoken Punjabi, and a good
  understanding of English.
  
• You will be able to
  translate from English to Punjabi swiftly and accurately, to produce
  error -free content that is relevant to BBC Punjabi audiences.
  
• You will have experience
  of production techniques for Digital, Social and Video platforms.
  
• You will have experience
  of managing social media channels to build engagement and increase
  referrals back to the website.
  
• You will also have the
  ability to write scripts & produce digital videos.
  
• You will have the
  ability to produce original stories from the desk and also doing ground
  reports from the field.
  
• You will have the
  ability to work in a high -pressure news environment, delivering to tight
  deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
  
• You will also be able to
  liaise with other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to
  ensure that output is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practices
  upheld.