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We are looking for a Digital Video Producer for Current Time TV https://www.currenttime.tv/ to be based in Riga and be responsible for producing compelling and engaging multimedia content for Current Time’s digital platforms.
As an integral part of Current Time’s dedicated digital team that tackles disinformation, you will produce content on mission-oriented and trending topics together with the team and through enterprise discovery. A commitment to RFE/RL’s mission, adherence to its editorial standards and best practices is a must.
You will be joining an innovative, mission-driven organization at a time of rapid change. This job is an opportunity to explore the role RFE/RL’s journalism can play in society and experiment with diverse ways of engaging audiences and communities. You should be keenly interested in the best practices and latest developments in digital journalism. You are expected to pursue innovative forms of storytelling across platforms.
This position reports to the Sr Digital Producer of Current Time Digital.
RFE/RL may assist the successful candidate with relocation to Riga, Latvia
Responsibilities:
- Produces high quality and share-worthy multimedia content specifically geared for social media use, especially for platforms that promote short video formats.
- Mines the social media for leads, user generated content and editorially relevant conversations that can be used for reporting.
- Closely follows digital journalism best-practices and latest trends in social media storytelling, and, in coordination with colleagues, experiments with new forms of storytelling and on new platforms.
- Actively contributes to shaping effective content strategy on social media platforms.
- Adapts TV packages and long-form content for social media us.
- Keeps the team updated throughout the day on disinformation-related stories worth exploring.
- Performs related tasks as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, or related field or the equivalent in experience is preferred.
Work Experience. - 4+ years of experience in digital journalism in news organization.
- Extensive experience in producing multimedia projects for digital platforms.
Competencies:
- Strong news judgment.
- Proficiency in multimedia storytelling for digital platforms.
- Team-based work ethics.
- Understanding of digital success metrics.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize with little supervision under tight deadlines.
- Adapts to and works effectively within a variety of situations, and with various individuals or groups. Flexibility entails understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives on an issue, adapting one’s approach as the requirements of a situation change, and changing or easily accepting changes in one’ s own organization or job requirements.
- Ability to work various shifts, as assigned and on short notice.
- Expected to work weekends and work from home, when required.
Languages:
- Proficiency in Russian (mandatory).
- Proficiency in English (mandatory).
We offer:
- International and friendly working environment.
- Numerous courses and instructions for professional development.
- Life and health insurance as of first working day.
Atrašanās vieta
- Rīga, Latvija
Darba veids
- Pilna slodze
Valodas
- Angļu
- Latviešu
- Krievu
Katrīna Kiukucāne
26315304
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an international news organization headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic and Washington, D.C., with 21 bureaus throughout Russia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Central and Eastern Europe. Reporting in 27 languages across 23 countries, RFE/RL is one of the most comprehensive news operations in the world, providing responsibly reported, fact-based news in countries where media freedoms are under threat or banned outright. From Iran and Pakistan to Hungary, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan, RFE/RL journalists give audiences what they can't always get from their own local media: uncensored information and open debate. Reporting via digital, TV, and radio platforms, RFE/RL has a measured weekly reach of 38.1 million people. A private nonprofit, RFE/RL is funded by the U.S. Congress through the U.S. Agency for Global Media. RFE/RL's editorial independence is protected by U.S. law.
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