Senior Ukrainian Multimedia Journalist & Presenter

United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 71,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) in Washington, DC seeks an International Multimedia Journalist – V (Senior Reporter/Presenter/Producer) for VOA Ukrainian Service. The role leads daily editorial and production of Ukrainian television, video, and social content.

The senior journalist coordinates reporters, producers, and technical teams, overseeing rundowns, scripts, and live program execution while maintaining high editorial standards and accuracy in both Ukrainian and English.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Ukrainian and English with strong writing, editing, speaking, and translation skills.
• Extensive professional experience in television journalism with senior editorial and production responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a reporting and production team and deliver programs under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Leads the planning, production, and delivery of VOA Ukrainian television programs, special broadcasts, and digital video content.
• Coordinates the daily work of reporters and producers, establishes editorial priorities and deadlines, and tracks assignments through completion.
• Develops program rundowns, determines story order and timing, and adjusts content as news developments and production needs change.
• Serves as line producer for live and recorded programs, coordinating anchors, reporters, remote guests, control-room personnel, and technical teams.
• Makes timely editorial and production decisions during broadcasts, including changes to scripts, story sequencing, live segments, and program timing.
• Reviews and edits scripts, translations, video reports, graphics, captions, and other program elements for accuracy, clarity, balance, and audience relevance.
• Ensures scripts and visual elements work together and meet broadcast timing and production requirements.
• Develops original story ideas, reporting angles, interviews, explainers, and special programming relevant to Ukrainian audiences.
• Writes, reports, produces, and edits television packages and digital videos.
• Edits video using professional nonlinear editing software, including sound, narration, graphics, captions, and final export.
• Narrates scripts and records voice-overs in Ukrainian, including material prepared by other journalists.
• Conducts interviews and performs on-camera reporting, anchoring, or presentation as assigned.
• Adapts television reporting for the website and social media, including short videos, vertical formats, clips, headlines, and captions.
• Coordinates breaking news coverage and live reporting across television and digital platforms.
• Verifies facts, quotations, translations, sources, and visual material; identifies editorial concerns and escalates sensitive decisions to service leadership.
• Applies relevant requirements for copyright, permissions, attribution, and the use of third-party material.
• Provides practical coaching and editorial feedback to reporters and producers.
• Coordinates with service leadership and production teams on staffing needs, studio bookings, field coverage, and production resources.
• Uses audience feedback and performance data to recommend improvements to content and presentation.
• Maintains organized scripts, footage, project files, and metadata in newsroom and digital asset management systems.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Ukrainian fluency

English fluency

Television journalism

Editorial leadership

Live program coordination

Script editing

Job description

United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) in Washington, DC seeks an International Multimedia Journalist – V (Senior Reporter/Presenter/Producer) for VOA Ukrainian Service. The role leads daily editorial and production of Ukrainian television, video, and social content.

The senior journalist coordinates reporters, producers, and technical teams, overseeing rundowns, scripts, and live program execution while maintaining high editorial standards and accuracy in both Ukrainian and English.