JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Hong Kong

Local terms and conditions

We will assist with your work visa application. However, any offer of employment is conditional upon you successfully obtaining the right to work in Hong Kong.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is a multimedia journalist role based in Hong Kong, where we are setting up a new team under the BBC News World Service Languages. The team will play a key role in our ambition of growing the audiences of 42 language services by producing original, engaging content. The ideal candidate will have strong editorial judgment and experience in covering international news. You will have ample opportunities to work with talented reporters from around the world.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The new team sits under Global Journalism of BBC World Service Languages. It is tasked with covering news stories that appeal to an international - not just regional - audience during working hours in Asian time zones. We work closely with our London and overseas teams to maximise news coverage. 

Global Journalism produces high-quality journalism, including text, video, and social media content. Our offer ranges from breaking news, trending stories, fast-turnaround explainers, thoughtful analysis and human-interest features for a global audience. The content is in English, which will then be made available for language services to translate.

We are a positive, enthusiastic and collaborative team, and seek candidates with energy and a drive to succeed.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
• You will confidently identify strong footage on wires and social media, and script and edit videos targeting an international audience. 
• You will pitch and produce fresh, interesting stories of your own - in video, text, or social media content - that appeal to both language services and the English website. 
• You will write fast-turnaround stories in response to international breaking news. 
• You will help other journalists develop ideas and produce content for an international audience. 
• You will make editorial decisions based on the BBC editorial guidelines and audience data. 
• You will have to proactively stay up to date with style changes, verification processes, copyright, legal and editorial issues. 

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• Excellent video-editing and writing skills
• Strong editorial judgement and a track record of covering the international news agenda

• Knowledge and experience of using audience data to produce stories  
• A sense of initiative and a willingness to learn and use existing and emerging technologies in editorial production and resource management
• Ability to work independently and flexibly, especially in the face of changing deadlines and priorities
• A great team player who communicates openly and effectively

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience and skills in data journalism 
• Experience in handling social media content such as social albums or reels is also desirable, but training will be provided