Editor and Producer - International Multimedia Journalist V
About The Position
This role is for an Editor and Producer - International Multimedia Journalist V in the New York Bureau. The position involves producing and delivering high-impact news content across various platforms, coordinating editorial efforts, and contributing to programming initiatives. The journalist will be responsible for creating accurate, balanced, and timely content, including scripting, editing, and live production coordination. They will also serve as a videographer/reporter and operate production equipment as needed. The role requires extensive knowledge of assigned subject matter and provides mentorship to less experienced journalists. Collaboration across language services and divisions is expected, along with recommendations for workflow improvements and editorial innovation. The position requires working independently in a fast-paced newsroom environment and meeting VOA standards for productivity and quality.
Requirements
- Fluency in English (written and spoken).
- Fluency in target language (written and spoken), if applicable.
- Extensive knowledge of assigned beat, target region, policy area, or subject matter specialty.
- Advanced understanding of journalism ethics, editorial standards, multimedia storytelling, and newsroom operations.
- Demonstrated expertise in live reporting, anchoring, production, and enterprise journalism.
- Ability to produce complex editorial content independently under significant deadline pressure.
- Advanced interview, writing, editing, presentation, and storytelling skills.
- Deep understanding of digital, broadcast, and social media production workflows.
- Specialized expertise or formal education in a field relevant to VOA’s mission and coverage priorities.
Responsibilities
- Produces and delivers high-impact breaking news, enterprise reporting, interviews, feature stories, and special coverage.
- Coordinates editorial coverage efforts with producers, reporters, assignment editors, and newsroom leadership during major news events.
- Participates in the creation, development, and execution of regularly scheduled or special programming initiatives.
- Contributes to editorial planning, story selection, coverage strategy, and programming direction for assigned beats or coverage areas.
- Serves as lead producer during major coverage events and special programming as assigned.
- Produces finished broadcast and digital products meeting VOA standards for accuracy, balance, objectivity, and timeliness.
- Contributes advanced production elements including scripting, fine editing, live production coordination, and field production.
- Serves as videographer/reporter as assigned.
- Performs technical functions including operation of production and field equipment as assigned.
- Maintains extensive knowledge of assigned subject matter, region, audience, or policy area.
- Provides mentorship, professional guidance, and editorial support to less experienced journalists and producers without supervisory responsibilities.
- Collaborates across language services and divisions on major global and U.S. policy coverage initiatives.
- Makes recommendations regarding newsroom workflow improvements, editorial innovation, and content strategy.
- Works independently with minimal supervision in highly complex and fast-paced newsroom environments.
- Meets VOA standards for productivity, editorial quality, accuracy, and deadlines.
- Logs and conducts data entry and related functions connected with VOA’s digital asset management systems.
- Other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
