Video Journalist, News
Seoul, Korea Remote
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About the role
We are looking for a video journalist to join a growing video team in Seoul to focus on breaking news, live journalism and news video reporting. You have extensive news knowledge, particularly out of Asia, and are passionate about all aspects of breaking and developing news. You will stay on top of the news of the day—producing immediate updates with short video clips that take our audience to the scene for ongoing stories, as well as text-on-screen packages for our site and off-platform. You will be responsible for setting up and monitoring live video feeds, and work in collaboration with colleagues across the newsroom to identify, verify, edit and publish video material on-site in a variety of formats. In this role, you will also pitch newsy, compelling and visual stories that are reported and align with our newsroom priorities. You are a strong editorial producer and are able to keep track of breaking news and ongoing stories. You are eager to innovate, thrive on collaboration and have strong news judgment. You are a strong video editor and a strong script writer. You’re a self-starter who will jump on breaking news, thrive under the pressure of newsroom deadlines. You can spot trends, generate ideas and have a track record of juggling multiple projects at any given time.
What you'll bring
- 4+ years of proven journalism experience.
- Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, able to edit quickly and accurately.
- Demonstrated understanding of the video production process.
- Demonstrated writing and researching skills.
- Social media platform expertise.
- Experience with UGC video verification.
- Ability to meet fast deadlines and adapt to a daily, unpredictable news production environment.
- Strong editorial judgment and writing skills, with a passion for finding original, visual journalism opportunities in competitive news moments.
- Thorough knowledge of global current events, with experience covering news in Asia
- A foundational knowledge of legal, ethical, copyright and usage issues for visuals.
- Well-versed in the world of social and digital media, with a keen eye on what competitors are doing and what new tools are being used.
- Communicative and collaborative team player.