Video Producer, Israel and Palestinian Territories

This position will be based in Jerusalem.

Reuters is seeking an enthusiastic visuals producer to join our award-winning team in Jerusalem. Working with video and photojournalists in the field, colleagues in the bureau, and our global visual verification team, this is a great opportunity for someone with experience in video news gathering and news production to develop their skills further and work as part of a collaborative global team.

You'll work closely with colleagues across the region, and will use your excellent news judgement, passion for creative storytelling and your ability to navigate sensitive stories to deliver news to an international audience. We're looking for someone that's committed to delivering unbiased and impartial journalism and that has a thorough understanding of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Israeli politics and its wider context in international news. If you're a team player that's passionate about telling the stories beyond the headlines for broadcast and digital audiences, we want to hear from you.

Given the nature of this position, the job requires flexibility and willingness to work after office hours and weekends in a fast-paced bureau covering one of the world’s biggest stories.

About the Role

As Producer, Israel and Palestinian Territories, you will:

• Process and produce daily news content, with responsibility for editing video coverage and writing scripts and stories in excellent English.
  
• Coordinate crews on the ground, helping them win live and edited news gathering.
  
• Work with colleagues in our global production centres to ensure we are fast and accurate.
  
• Pitch, develop and produce creative stories that take us beyond the headlines. Have a passion for telling stories about people.
  
• Field produce multimedia stories for our global client base and Reuters own platforms. Be a skilled storyboarder, interviewer and editor.
  
• Monitor, assess, and process user-generated content and institutional handout.
  
• Collaborate with colleagues in safety and operations to keep our teams safe and supported.
  

About You

You're a fit for the role of Video Producer, Israel and Palestinian Territories if you have:

• You will be fluent in English and Hebrew. If you have additional Arabic language skills, please highlight this on your application.
  
• You will have in-depth knowledge of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and its history, with a sensitive and thoughtful approach to telling stories in the region.
  
• Excellent editing skills on Adobe Premiere are essential, experience filming news and proficiency with filming kit is desirable .
  
• You can work closely and collaboratively with others to tight deadlines and under pressure.
  

Please Note: Applications must be submitted by 23:59 on Sunday 22nd December 2024. Early applications are encouraged.

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What's 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’s most important stories.
  

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s 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.

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