Next Day Planning Producer

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a leading media organization as a Next Day Planning Producer in London. You will play a crucial role in developing impactful stories for TV news coverage, collaborating with various teams to ensure high editorial standards. The role demands creativity, strong research skills, and the ability to work under pressure. If you are passionate about journalism and have experience in multimedia news production, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant broadcast news or multimedia journalism experience.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure, both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and deliver high-quality stories aligned with editorial objectives.
• Produce live story set-ups, news sequences, and interviews.
• Research, write, translate and adapt content between English and Dari or Farsi.

Skills

Research

Organisational Skills

Communication

Editorial Judgement

Job description

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This is an exciting opportunity to shape and diversify Volant’s output. As Next Day Planning Producer, you’ll play a central role in developing and pre-producing impactful stories for our TV news coverage. Reporting to the Next Day Planning Editor and working closely with the Head of Planning, you’ll identify forward-plannable stories and shape them into compelling, editorially sound sequences that enhance our daily output.

You must be motivated by the impact of your work and have the drive to consistently deliver thoughtful and creative material that elevates our journalism.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and deliver high-quality stories — either in full or in part — that align with Volant’s editorial objectives.
• Research and prepare story treatments in advance, ensuring accuracy, impartiality and relevance to our audience.
• Produce live story set-ups, news sequences, interviews, backgrounders, features, packages, analysis and discussions.
• Research, write, translate and adapt content between English and Dari or Farsi.
• Adapt digital-first content for use in TV bulletins, ensuring editorial and visual coherence.
• Work closely with Correspondents to ensure their reporting meets editorial objectives.
• Collaborate with Video Editors to ensure packages meet the highest editorial and presentation standards.
• Present or anchor TV content and film/edit material when required.
• Carry out other duties as required.

Requirements

• Recent and relevant broadcast news or multimedia journalism experience.
• Significant experience producing news content and visual sequences for TV or digital platforms.
• Proven ability to write to pictures and commission and produce effective graphics.
• A track record of writing clearly and succinctly for television news.
• Ability to craft news sequences that meet editorial requirements and fit bulletin structures and newsroom workflows.
• Strong research and organisational skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure, both independently and as part of a team.
• Confidence working with Video Editors and critiquing visual content constructively.
• Excellent editorial judgement and a thorough understanding of media law, including defamation and copyright.
• Results-driven, with a proven ability and desire to deliver impactful content to air.
• Awareness of budgets and a commitment to cost-effective planning.
• A wide and up-to-date knowledge of Iranian, Afghan and international affairs with the ability to turn that into original stories.
• Deep understanding of Iranian and Afghan politics, culture, history, sport and social issues, and how audience needs are evolving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Farsi/Dari and English, with the ability to write, translate and adapt material accurately and at speed.
• Excellent contacts within Iran/Afghan and the Iranian/Afghanistan diaspora across politics, culture, social issues, business and sport.
• A clear, broadcast-suitable voice and presentation ability — training can be provided, but prior experience is desirable.
• Ability to produce or report from the field when required.
• A collaborative, can-do attitude and the ability to support and motivate colleagues when needed.
• Commitment to Volant Media’s editorial policy and values.