Bbc Trainee Journalism

Job Introduction
This role has close links to the Indian Languages. You will join the BBC as a Digital Journalism Trainee, assisting one of the Indian Languages teams (Gujarati/Marathi/Punjabi/Tamil) in storytelling or producing content in text and digital formats.

Main Responsibilities
- Generate ideas and stories; contribute to the creative treatment of an item or programme; provide clear treatments and proposals ensuring consistency of content, quality and style.
- To work closely with the team before, during and after the output production.
- Build and maintain contact lists and databases; research and compile source data into briefs for journalists or presenters.
- Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
- Under supervision from producers or team editors, to publish, moderate and cross-promote content that has already been broadcast or published on BBC social media accounts.
- To help producers assemble Internet pages to include text production, editing, selecting photos and videos.
- To help producers source, record and edit material for digital output.
- To select, translate, edit and publish contributions to BBC output, and contribute suggestions for the treatment of stories in line with BBC guidelines, and under supervision.
- To assist in online production, interactive programmes, recordings, transmissions and where required limited operational duties, under supervision.
- Undergo comprehensive editorial, technical and other role-related training.
- Following training, to be responsible for the simple operation of a variety of equipment.
- At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.

We would like to hear from you if you are a recent media graduate/post-graduate from marginalised and ethnic groups, which are underrepresented in Indian and international media. You must be keen to tell stories about the groups. Your ideas can help us reach new audiences who may feel that news content is not meant for them.

You have demonstrable interest to train in BBC journalism and must be excellent in at least one of these languages (both spoken and written): Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Tamil. Knowledge of written and spoken English will be an advantage.

You are a creative storyteller who is curious about the world around you with keen interest in the digital media market and are able to offer unique story ideas for at least one marginalised section of Indian society.

This is a role which supports the production of stories about people from marginalised and ethnic groups which are underrepresented in Indian and international media

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Package Description
Contract: Fixed Term (6 Months) - Full Time. Local terms and conditions apply.

Location: Delhi

**Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in **India