| Date Posted: | Jul 11, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Reference: | 0025 |
| Closing Date: | Jul 16, 2010 |
| Work Type: | Unspecified |
| Number of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Functional Area: | Media |
| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Salary Range: | As per NTA salary scale policyUSD |
| Years of Experience: | 5 Years |
| Contract Duration: | Not specified |
| Possibility of Contract Extension: | No |
| Contract Type: | Short Term |
| Probation Period: | 1 month |
| Required Languages: |
About Pajhwok Afghan News:
Pajhwok Afghan News (www.pajhwok.com) is the leading independent news agency registered with the Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan. Pajhwok has a network of reporters nationwide larger than any other news agency in the country. Pajhwok provides comprehensive, reliable, timely and bias-free news about Afghanistan from an Afghan perspective. It distributes and publishes online daily reports and photographs as a service to newspapers, radios, and television news channels as well as individual and institutional subscribers. In the Seven years of its existence, Pajhwok has become Afghanistan most credible news and feature service-provider to national and international media outlets on a national and international level.
Job Summary:
Managing assignments from international media
Make video assignments;
Manage all the videos that come in;
Assemble all raw video footages;
Oversee the quality and progress of video services;
Mentor video journalists on shooting and editing video footages;
Preparing video footages when required.
Send out video services to subscribers as requested;
Other related duties as assigned.
Supervise photo and video editors; answers to managing editor.
Attend daily news meeting and otherwise coordinate with newsroom editors.
Ensure that every story has related photo, video or graphic element assigned.
Oversee the production flow of photo, video and graphics.
Assist in any editing or other production services for photo and video.
Produce graphics, including charts, conceptual art, or illustrations.
Fill in for photo editor and video editor as needed.
Making contact with international media
Duties & Responsibilities:
Managing assignments from international media
Make video assignments;
Manage all the videos that come in;
Assemble all raw video footages;
Oversee the quality and progress of video services;
Mentor video journalists on shooting and editing video footages;
Preparing video footages when required.
Send out video services to subscribers as requested;
Other related duties as assigned.
Supervise photo and video editors; answers to managing editor.
Attend daily news meeting and otherwise coordinate with newsroom editors.
Ensure that every story has related photo, video or graphic element assigned.
Oversee the production flow of photo, video and graphics.
Assist in any editing or other production services for photo and video.
Produce graphics, including charts, conceptual art, or illustrations.
Fill in for photo editor and video editor as needed.
Making contact with international media
Job Requirement:
Graduated from University of Journalism, literature, law or related field─
─at least five years experience in producing of video and photos
─work in international news agencies is preferred.
─strong ability of creating and producing of exclusive, special reports
─have contacts or strong to make contact with international media
─fluent in English, Pashto in Dari
Job Location:
Afghanistan