Job Description

Reuters is looking for a Junior Video Desk Producer to join our global hub in Singapore, which delivers news coverage to more than 1,000 broadcasters and hundreds of digital outlets around the world.

As a producer you will need to be passionate about international news and hustle to win breaking stories. You will be organized, focused, and thrive juggling multiple stories in a fast-paced newsroom.

You will be a quick learner, who enjoys switching between our intake, live and output operations. You will work closely with our editors and crews across the globe to get footage to clients quickly and accurately. You will have an eye for detail and be able to craft pithy scripts and shotlists, as well as keeping our content management systems up-to-date. You will also be a team player who can work closely with colleagues in bureaux, text and photos with efficiency and patience that a U.N. diplomat would envy.

About the Role

As a Junior Video Desk Producer you will:

• Work as part of our news gathering team on the Singapore desk coordinating and bringing in edited and live coverage from across the world to deliver to clients at speed.
• Produce tight, well-written, accurate news copy to deadline.
• Be customer-focused and pitch story ideas which resonate across broadcast and digital platforms.
• Be able to work under pressure and unsupervised at times.
• Be comfortable working on the desk on a shift pattern that involves some weekend work.
• Respond courageously to major breaking news events, acting quickly and in a responsible manner.
• Uphold the Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias.

About You

You\'re a fit for the role of Junior Video Desk Producer if you have:

• At least 1-2 years\' experience in professional journalism in a broadcast, digital or agency environment.
• Excellent news judgment and a passion for breaking news.
• An interest in live video.
• Strong video editing, script writing, and text subbing skills.
• A clear understanding of the video news needs of major broadcasters and digital clients.
• A thorough understanding of latest video technologies for shooting, editing, transmitting and sharing video.
• Strong social media news gathering skills.
• Excellent communication/writing skills in English. Asian language(s) is a plus.
• A track record of being an organized team player.

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it For You

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world\'s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Reuters: The Real World in Real Time

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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we\xe2\x80\x99ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world\xe2\x80\x99s most global news services \xe2\x80\x93 Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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