Social Media Producer
Reuters is looking for an enthusiastic and diligent journalist to join our fast-paced, global user-generation content (UGC) team.
You will help deliver breaking and multimedia news coverage to over 1,000 broadcasters and hundreds of digital outlets worldwide.
You will be based in our Beijing newsroom and will collaborate with video, text and still photo colleagues worldwide on major global stories.
As a social media producer, you will help source, verify and clear access to UGC and other third-party material for distribution by Reuters around the world.
Prior experience in UGC newsgathering, open-source intelligence (OSINT) work or fact-checking would present a clear advantage. But a willingness to learn quickly, communicate clearly and work well under pressure is just as important and the successful candidate will receive full training.
This full-time role demands flexibility to work long hours and some weekends.
About the role:
Scan social media for visuals of breaking news and quickly identify original sources and uploads
Use your interpersonal skills to speak to sources, ask them questions and get clearance for Reuters to distribute their content
Use satellite, file imagery, metadata, weather data and other evidence to forensically analyse videos and photographs to establish if they are old, misleading or tampered with
Follow closely the biggest stories of the day
Track trends and pitch human-led stories
Have the opportunity to interview people, edit video and contribute to multimedia reporting
About you:
Confident and calm in breaking news situations
Good at multi-tasking under pressure
Fascinated by international news
Passionate about telling human-led stories
Good at finding new stories that go beyond the headlines
Ambitious to find and cover stories that will have an impact
Following the latest developments in the digital industry
Good at working in a team environment and solo
Fluent in written and spoken Mandarin and English
Graduates or up to 2 years of work experience are eligible to apply.