

Video Journalist
Independent News & Media Ltd - Clarendon House, 33 Clarendon Road, Belfast, BT1 3BG
Salary: | Undisclosed |
Location: | Northern Ireland, Dublin |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Date Added: | 20/01/2021 |
Closing Date: | 19/02/2021 |
Qualifications: | See Job Description |
Independent News & Media Ltd
ROLE PURPOSE
The Video Journalist will work as part of Visuals team in INM's integrated newsroom in Dublin.
The ideal candidate will be a talented, resourceful video journalist with strong news judgment, able to spot great video story ideas and quickly act on them. She/he will work closely with the editorial team and be responsible for helping to ensure Independent.ie will have a competitive edge. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES (Overview)
The Video Journalist will work as part of Visuals team in INM's integrated newsroom in Dublin.
The ideal candidate will be a talented, resourceful video journalist with strong news judgment, able to spot great video story ideas and quickly act on them. She/he will work closely with the editorial team and be responsible for helping to ensure Independent.ie will have a competitive edge. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES (Overview)
- Develop creative, innovative ways of telling stories with video
- Produce and script video, liaising with journalists and editors
- Direct and shoot single multi-camera video in a studio and on location, working with contributors and the public
- Edit video in a consistent style and tone
- Ingest and upload video, creating suitable metadata
- Use data from many different sources to help generate ideas and identify subjects that will interest our audiences
- Use news wires and social listening to source additional video
- Work with Audience Editors to make sure our video reaches the widest possible audience
- Carry out your duties at all times in accordance with INM's Editorial Code of Practice and relevant professional and legal codes
- At least 2 years' experience of producing and editing video, preferably for a news outlet
- Experience of creating social media video formats
- A journalism qualification would be preferable
- A knowledge of internet analytics and SEO is desirable
- Adobe Premier Pro, Photoshop and After Effects, Audition
- Audio and lighting
- A full Irish drivers' licence
- Driven
- Strong work ethic
- Full of ideas
- Good team worker
- Good communicator
- Able to prioritise and plan activities
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