Host and Reporter - International Multimedia Journalist V
About The Position
This role serves as a senior reporter, presenter, anchor, or program host for television, radio, digital, and social media programming. The position involves leading major editorial beats, developing original reporting, and providing editorial guidance. The individual will conduct complex interviews, produce content across multiple platforms, and contribute to editorial planning and strategy. Mentorship of less experienced journalists is also a key aspect, along with collaboration on major global and U.S. policy coverage. The role requires working independently in a fast-paced newsroom environment and meeting VOA standards for quality and deadlines.
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
- Leads major editorial beats, coverage areas, or specialized reporting initiatives as assigned
- Serves as senior reporter, presenter, anchor, or program host for television, radio, digital, and social media programming
- Develops original reporting angles, investigative content, and long-form storytelling projects
- Provides editorial guidance and subject matter expertise within assigned beat or specialty area without exercising supervisory authority
- Represents VOA in high-profile interviews, live coverage, panels, and special events as assigned
- Conducts complex interviews with senior officials, experts, analysts, and newsmakers
- Writes, copy edits, adapts, translates, versions, and produces content for broadcast, web, streaming, and social media platforms
- Performs live reporting and breaking news coverage under deadline pressure across multiple platforms simultaneously
- Contributes to editorial planning, story selection, coverage strategy, and programming direction for assigned beats or coverage areas
- Voices material for broadcasts and digital products, including material prepared by others
- 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
