Journalist, Romanian Team
Journalist, Romanian Team
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Job Description
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We are looking for a Journalist with Romanian language skills to adapt and produce text and video curated from World Service Languages and wider BBC News content for BBC News Romanian Language offer.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
BBC World Service is expanding its reach to serve audiences in Central and Eastern Europe including Romania and Moldova. BBC News brand is driven by impartiality enriched by the worlds largest network of correspondents and supported by our commitment to combatting misinformation. We will be offering Romanian-speaking audiences verified news and expert analysis of key events shaping the present day in Romania Moldova and the wider region. We will prioritise explanatory and analytical content to help audiences make sense of the current developments in Europe and the world to join the dots in a noisy environment of unverified and uncontextualized news bites. This role will work closely with other journalists to select and adapt a curated offer for the Romanian-speaking market.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Translate and adapt BBC News content (text and video) into Romanian ensuring alignment with editorial guidelines and audience needs.
- Create compelling SEO headlines and summaries for both website and social media platforms.
- Edit and shorten content sensitively guided by Senior Journalists or Editors to enhance engagement.
- Produce short video content either translated or originally created with subtitles or voiceover in Romanian.
- Curate content for social media tailoring BBC News stories for Romanian-speaking audiences.
- Monitor regional events and suggest opportunities for content curation or original journalism.
- Uphold BBC standards ensuring accuracy impartiality legal compliance and contributing ideas for innovation and improvement.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Journalism experience.
- Fluency or native proficiency in written and spoken Romanian.
- High proficiency in English.
- Video production: scripting and editing.
- Proven experience of writing compelling text articles and/or video scripts you will be asked to provide examples of your work on your application form.
- Production of SEO headlines for Romanian and Moldovan as well as wider European regional audiences.
- Understanding of the Romanian and Moldovan media markets and current challenges to factual journalism in the country and the region.
- Proven experiences of producing impactful short and mid-form
Interview Process: Candidates invited to the next stage of the process will have an interview and Assessment.
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
DEPARTMENT: World Service Global Journalism - Europe
LOCATION: UK OR other locations in Europe where the BBC has an entity (France Germany Italy Belgium Serbia Latvia) and has the right to work.
PROPOSED UK SALARY RANGE: 28000 - 31000 per annum depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Outside the UK: Salary will be reflected where you are based in Europe where the BBCs has an entity listed above on local terms & conditions.
JRN25
Employment Type
Full-Time
