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Nameless
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Chandigarh
01 Aug
Nameless
Chandigarh
Assistant Producer will be responsible for error -free writing, editing and
producing a range of digital content - in text, video, and audio formats for
our Website, TV, Social Platforms and podcasts, to the highest professional
standards. You will also be required to exercise editorial judgement of the
highest standards in developing story ideas and producing accurate and
impartial journalism.
Who We Are
From April 2024, the majority of the BBC’s Indian operations moved to the Collective Newsroom which has been set up by some of the BBC’s most experienced journalists in India. It has more than 250 journalists and operational staff, bringing you distinctive, impartial and world -class content and is the BBC’s sole provider of content for its Indian language websites and social media platforms including English. Based in the BBC’s largest international market, we bring you the best of Indian journalism guided by the world’s biggest and most reputable news organisation. We provide digital, audio and television content in Bangla, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu as well as English.
Our Vision: “Home to India’s most credible, creative and courageous journalism.”
Our Mission: “To lead with facts bringing diverse voices through innovative and impactful journalism in the public interest.”
We are an equal -opportunity employer, that strongly supports diversity and inclusion at the workplace, and encourages female candidates and persons from other diverse groups such as marginalised, under -privileged communities and differently -abled people, to apply.
To know more about us, visit our website:
https://collectivenewsroom.com/
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
- Use a range of video,
audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write,
assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the
highest professional standards.
- Exercise editorial
judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial
journalism.
- To undertake pre - and
post -production and studio work, live and pre -recorded. Use a range of
video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research,
write, assemble, edit and deliver programmes in the appropriate medium, to
the highest professional standards.
- To liaise closely with
other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to ensure that
output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is
upheld.
- To tailor different news
treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the
audiences we serve.
- To prioritize and plan
activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as
deadlines, staffing and resources available.
- To produce engaging
packages through a range of production skills.
- Delivering to tight
deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
- At all times to carry
out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy.
Requirements
Knowledge, skills, training
and experience
- The ideal candidate will
have recent experience as a journalist, with a good knowledge of current
affairs and a sound judgement of news.
- You will have an
excellent command over written and spoken Punjabi, and a good
understanding of English.
- You will be able to
translate from English to Punjabi swiftly and accurately, to produce
error -free content that is relevant to BBC Punjabi audiences.
- You will have experience
of production techniques for Digital, Social and Video platforms.
- You will have experience
of managing social media channels to build engagement and increase
referrals back to the website.
- You will also have the
ability to write scripts & produce digital videos.
- You will have the
ability to produce original stories from the desk and also doing ground
reports from the field.
- You will have the
ability to work in a high -pressure news workplace, delivering to tight
deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
- You will also be able to
liaise with other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to
ensure that output is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practices
upheld.
Last Date to Apply: 19 February 2026