Assistant Producer – News
Location: Feltham
Salary: Dependant on Experience
THE ROLE
Experienced broadcast journalist required to assist in the production of a variety of Perform’s services. Ranging from daily UK-based sports news service for Broadband and Mobile, to production of the WTA Newsfeed delivered around the world. This is a truly multiplatform venture with various future prospects and challenges.
You must have experience in scripting, voicing and editing packages. Flexibility will be required as it will be necessary to work some unsocial hours in a rotating shift pattern.
You will be based in our Feltham so it is essential, due to the nature of the hours, that you can arrange your journey to and from work outside of public transport hours.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To assist in the production of news stories and a variety of post-production functions, all delivered to an editorially high standard. The successful candidate will deliver original, high quality scripts and produce pictures and graphics with energy and skill.
• To voice products to broadcast standard.
• To make judgements and selections appropriate to service requirements.
• To develop an understanding of new technologies used in the delivery of a multi-platform programme and to use the equipment needed to execute this.
• To build and maintain a proactive and collaborative relationship with in-house teams, and have an understanding of technical and delivery aspects of multi-platform production
• Staying on top of updates and changes to channels, restrictions, branding and graphics
• Ensure content stays within rights restrictions
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Must have proficiency in using Adobe Premiere, Dalet and AVID editing systems.
• Strong experience of working for a multi-platform sports news agency and on sports news bulletins for broadcast.
• Must have experience and proficiency in producing a variety of content, whether it's packages that go straight to syndication or news pieces to go into a bulletin sports news show.
• Must have experience working across Newsfeeds, and experience working on tennis is also a must.
• Must have experience of the full production process from idea conception to delivery
• Must have familiarity of delivering content for syndication.
• Must have familiarity of a range of sports.
• Must have ability to produce breaking news content, working to tight deadlines.
• Must have experience in stepping up to producer level, when no senior member of staff is available, taking responsibility for setting news agenda when required.
• Team player, but equally able to work independently
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Attention to detail
• Must have qualification in journalism related degree
BENEFITS
25 days annual leave, Bupa Private Healthcare up to Family Cover, Life Assurance (4x annual salary), Pension, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Sharesave plan and Childcare voucher Scheme. We also offer breakfast, free parking (Feltham offices) fruit, pastries and soft drinks. Please Note- some of these benefits will not be available to you, until successful completion of your probation.
THE COMPANY
PERFORM's state-of-the-art sport production facility is specifically designed to focus on mobile and broadband content. It has proven itself over the years as a reliable and robust solution for delivering live, near-live video and long form content.
OMNISPORT is a progressive sports news service that provides over 150 broadcasters and digital publishers around the world, with raw video footage, page-ready content and fully produced programming, cleared and formatted for distribution across their TV, online and mobile services more easily and effectively than ever before.
Our local and global sports content packages provide over 33,000 written stories, 11,000 video stories, plus data from over 1,700 leagues & competitions and includes the most extensive available coverage of global football news.
To apply please see
this job entry on Media UK.