Multimedia Desk Editor, BBC Mundo
Graduate job Miami (Miami-Dade County) Audiovisual production
Job description
BBC Mundo is part of the BBC World Service’s foreign language output. It is the Spanish American Service of the World Service, we have newsrooms in London and Miami and offices across the USA and Latin America. BBC Mundo benefits from the international newsgathering strength of the BBC which has journalists in more places than any other international news broadcaster.
We are a multimedia operation and constantly update our website bbcmundo.com, which uses text, video and audio and offers user interactivity. Our output is extremely varied with a strong emphasis on Latin America, international current affairs and science/technology.
The Spanish Service is currently recruiting for a Multimedia Desk Editor to work from the Miami office. This is a continuing contract.
Role Responsibility
Reporting to the Bureau Editor, Senior Editor and Service Head, your main responsibility will be to support the London and Miami team in the day to day management of the News team. You will assist in producing content for bbcmundo.com, lead a team of staff and commission and review their work and newsgathering. Suggesting new angles for stories, conducting interviews and contributing to the planning process are key elements of this role. You will also manage the front page of our website, ensuring that content is suitable and exciting for the audience.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have an excellent command of Spanish language (written and spoken) and will be able to communicate fluently in English. You will have demonstrable experience as a broadcast or print journalist with proven knowledge of the current affairs, politics and social issues in both the target region and the UK. Evidence of using social media platforms is required. You will also have experience of leading and managing a team.
Package Description
Job title: Multimedia Desk Editor, BBC Mundo
Location: Miami, US
Contract: 1 x permanent vacancy
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About the Company
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