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BBC – YouTube Executive, Consumer Digital

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Location: London

Closing date: May 27th

BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

The company exists to exploit the value of the BBC’s assets for the benefit of the licence fee payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights.

Role

We are looking to recruit a YouTube Executive in Consumer Digital – the department that looks after direct-to-consumer news and entertainment offerings including bbc.com, Global iPlayer and a number of YouTube channels.

You will be responsible for managing the supply of content to several channels within BBC Worldwide’s YouTube Network, implementing audience development strategies to grow subscribers and viewing – on both archive and originated channels – to meet our targets.

Day to day you’ll run the operation of the YouTube channels overseeing the overall look of our channels, implementing a schedule for the clips to be live whilst ensuring the best clips/content are playing to the channel’s audience’s needs as well as generating ideas to provide original content.

Requirements

As the YouTube executive you’ll have the ability to generate ideas and concepts independently as well as working within a team, be a commercially aware individual possessing strong IT and writing skills.

Basic video shooting & editing skills would be highly desirable.

You will have previous experience working with online video, social media, ideally YouTube as platform itself – either at a multi-channel network, a broadcaster, a production company or as a standalone YouTube creator.

You’ll have a good understanding of the current global digital landscape outside of YouTube, keeping up to date with development in web platforms and applications including relevant online locations for popular video sharing sites and popular social networks.

You’ll have a strong understanding of our content, ideally the production process of TV/Video, the market and our competitors whilst your communication and relationship building skills will enable us to communicate these and make any recommendations within the team, to internal contacts as well as external.

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by Journograds Editor on May 23, 2013  •  Permalink
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The Independent – Digital Work Experience Placement

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Location: London

Closing date: None given

Independent.co.uk is offering a rare opportunity to an aspiring young journalist.

We’re looking for an exceptionally motivated, intelligent and organised undergraduate with a passion for our brand, the world of news, and student life, to come and gain work experience within our Digital team for three months this summer 2013.

This is your chance to come and gain work experience for a national newspaper’s highly performing website, specifically helping us with organising our student news online and create excitement, awareness and engagement about our brand to the student audience.

You need to be social media and digitally savvy and want to pursue a career in journalism, media or marketing.

You must be able to work from Monday 17 June through to 30 August 2013. This is work experience, so it is not a paid opportunity, but your travel and lunch expenses will be covered.

You will need to provide a letter from your university, confirming that this work experience placement is beneficial and supports your course.

If you are interested, please send us a short biog, including what university you are at and what year you are expected to graduate.

Please include 300 words on why you want to come and gain work experience with us.

We’ll be looking at your writing style.

Please email i.students@independent.co.uk

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by Journograds Editor on May 22, 2013  •  Permalink
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The Times – Community Moderator & Editorial Assistant

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Location: London

Closing date: May 31st

The Times has been at the forefront of digital journalism within the UK media industry and publishes fantastic journalism across a range of platforms.

The Times are looking for a Community Moderator & Editorial Assistant to help develop and implement The Times’ reader engagement strategy and promote our journalism to new audiences.

The main tasks of this role include:

• Moderation of user comments on http://www.thetimes.co.uk

• Investigating user reports of inappropriate content and accurate recording of content removal.

• Engage with subscribers and stimulate debate and discussion on the site

• Managing day to day updating of social media accounts in line with The Times’ social media strategy

• Monitor mentions of The Times across social media, working closely with the Marketing and Customer Liaison teams

• Report into daily digital conference

• Referring news leads and good user comments to our dedicated editorial team

• Help compile monthly reports to measure engagement

• Involvement with longer term campaigns (ie Cities fit for Cycling) and planning for one off events (e.g. Olympics)

To be considered for this role, you should have a good news sense and an interest in online communities and how they work. You must be familiar with social networks, be keen to learn and motivated to contribute ideas.

The candidate must be eligible to work in the UK without any limitations or constraints on their stay and be willing to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check (CRB full disclosure). The role is based in Wapping, London and involves working overnight.

Experience in managing communities and social media channels is favourable but not essential.

Basic training in media law will be provided.

To apply, please email CV with covering letter.

Deadline for applications is 5pm Friday 31st May 2013. The candidate must be available for interview the week commencing Monday 3rd June 2013.

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by Journograds Editor on May 22, 2013  •  Permalink
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Box TV – Entertainment Internship

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Location: London

Closing date: May 26th

Box TV is a joint venture between Bauer Media and Channel 4, broadcasting seven of the UK’s leading music television channels across satellite, cable and digital terrestrial platforms.

Channels comprise of 4Music, The Box, Kiss, Kerrang, Smash Hits, Heat and Magic.

Find out more about BOX TV at ww.boxtv.co.uk

The programme production team sits within the Box TV production department alongside the Broadcast Design and Commercial Production teams.

Its responsibilities include in-house development and production of programming for Box TV channels, Box TV new media platforms and at times 3rd party commercial clients, broadcasters and distributors.

Within production sits our entertainment team responsible for all our showbiz news output across the 6 channels.

You’ll be helping and supporting the entertainment team as they provide the hottest news and gossip over all our channels whether it’s researching and writing breaking stories, updating tour diaries, liaising with PR agencies, talent and helping out on shoots.

It will be full on, but never dull.

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by Journograds Editor on April 29, 2013  •  Permalink
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CNN – PR Internship

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Location: London

Closing date: None given

To provide support to the London-based PR team by handling specific initiatives and projects which support the overall communications strategy.

Working across consumer and commercial campaigns, this role provides administrative and written support for the busy London press office team and offers the opportunity to gain an insight into the workings of the world’s leading newsgathering organisation.

Organisation

The post holder is accountable to the Senior Press Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• Researching, drafting and distributing press materials on CNN International programming and on corporate announcements/CNNi activities
• Managing the fortnightly production of the channel’s programme information – Preview – document
• Developing relationships with television previewers, especially online, in the channel’s key markets with a particular focus on the UK
• Pitching in stories to media contacts mainly across the UK in mainstream press and bloggers
• Liaising with production teams and departments to obtain programme information and exploring PR opportunities arising from programming
• Assisting in the research, development and implementation of communication plans for key seasons/ series
• Managing the collation of copy for some internal communications initiatives and working with the PR assistant to prepare quarterly internal presentations
• Driving the creation and circulation of the quarterly media cuttings reports
• Managing the contacts/ distribution database on Agility and Gorkana
• Updating and writing biographies of talent and executives
• Preparing daily, weekly and ad hoc coverage reports
• Uploading information onto the Share Point and the channel’s virtual press office
• Researching, drafting and distributing press materials on CNN International’s ad sales initiatives.
• Building and managing UK calendar of ‘must-do’ industry events and conferences
• Developing relationships with bloggers and online tech writers within the channel’s key markets with a particular focus on the UK
• Executing PR activity for CNNi initiatives across social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter
• Liaising with the CNN ad sales and digital engagement teams to obtain information on initiatives and exploring PR opportunities arising from the channel’s ad sales and digital activity.
• Assisting in the research, development and implementation of communication plans for key ad sales, digital and research initiatives.
• Driving the creation and circulation of media cuttings reports and suggesting innovative ways the PR team can best display its successes.

Required knowledge and experience

• Entry level experience of working in a marketing or PR environment.
• Planning and organisational skills. The ability to plan ahead, anticipate deadlines and manage a variety of projects at the same time.
• A good eye for detail
• Written communication skills. Good copywriting skills and the ability to research and draft releases
• Excellent IT knowledge across Microsoft Office packages
• Common sense and experience in issues management
• Ability to prioritise issues/demands and effectively handle enquiries when other team members are out of the office
• Diplomacy
• Experience of international PR an advantage
• Understanding of social media tools especially Twitter and Facebook
• Foreign languages an advantage
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Personal attributes

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability and confidence to communicate with people at all levels
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to work as part of a small team
• Flexibility and stamina to work in a pressurised and changing environment
• Desire to learn
• Ability to prioritise work load effectively

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by Journograds Editor on April 24, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Journograds Editor on April 24, 2013

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Yahoo! – PR Intern

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Location: London

Cosing date: None given

The Global PR team is focused on telling Yahoo!’s story of how we make the world’s daily habits more inspiring and entertaining.

Think about what we do every day: we communicate; we take pictures of our friends, our pets, our kids … we check sports scores, read the news and latest celebrity gossip and check the weather.

Yahoo! sits in the middle of the world’s daily habits, and we make them entertaining and inspiring.

We also want to show brands how advertising on Yahoo! puts them at the centre of people’s daily habits.

The UK PR & Communications team’s programme is divided into 6 key areas:

1. Media PR (supporting our media properties such as Yahoo! News, omg! from Yahoo, Yahoo! Movies and Yahoo! Eurosport.com)
2. Product and Tech PR (supporting products such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Search and Flickr).
3. Advertising stack PR (supporting our B2B solutions and offerings as well as products such as Ad Targeting and Right Media Exchange)
4. Corporate PR
5. Internal PR
6. Social PR

The role will report to the Head of UK PR and will assist across all our campaigns and activities.

The UK PR & Communications team is part of Yahoo!’s EMEA PR and global Communications team. We work closely with our counterparts in Europe and Middle East and Africa as well as our headquarters in Sunnyvale. All Yahoo! PR campaigns are fully integrated with the local, regional and global Marketing team efforts.

Responsibilities:

•       Support the PR team in the preparation, design and implementation of all PR activities including pitching to the media, writing texts, press releases and radio briefs, writing blog posts and creating infographics and visual assets
•       Desk Research for Yahoo! stories such as analysing Yahoo! search data or consumer research for interesting  storylines
•       Assisting with briefing documents for spokespeople – ie looking at the topics recently covered by key journalists
•       Reporting and analysis – working with our press monitoring agency to capture and evaluate our PR activities
•       Maintain internal log of all PR activities
•       Supporting the team in organising internal and external events such as speaking opportunities, press launches and internal  staff events
•       Play an active part in maintaining Yahoo!’s social media presence
•       Attend weekly meetings and capture actions and insights to ensure the team delivers against its goals
•       Attend regular meetings with other departments including Editorial, Marketing, Product and Sales meetings as appropriate and capture updates to ensure our programme  is aligned with local business objectives
•       Monitor digital industry and advertising industry for learnings, case studies and competitor activity.

Key requirements for this role:

•       Some first-hand experience in  PR or journalism (either agency or in house paid or work experience or via involvement at college or university)
•       Great organisation skills and a keen eye for detail
•       Wide ranging knowledge of popular culture, digital trends, the online media space and Yahoo!’s products and channels.
•       A strong interest in all aspects of the media and talking to journalists
•       Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
•       Bright, confident and a will-do attitude
•       The ability to use social media as a standard and effective tool of engagement
•       Daily use and deep understanding of the power of mobiles and tablets
•       A flexible team player with a good sense of humour and culturally sensitive
•       Highly motivated with a results-oriented approach to projects
•       A healthy dose of curiosity and lots of ideas
•       Desire to work in a dynamic and challenging work environment
•       Proven ability to manage multiple daily tasks and manage time well
•       Ability to be proactive: take initiative, think and deliver new solutions & handle objections
•       Excellent relationship-building skills- able to work and communicate effectively with different people
•       An excellent academic record, showing how you got involved and engaged with every facet of your student life.

What we offer

•       Excellent pay and perks such a free food
•       The chance to learn all aspects of PR in a fast moving digital company
•       Exposure to all aspects of the media industry – from the Yahoo! editorial news room to the sales teams that sell advertising on our site
•       An exciting, international work environment in one of the most dynamic industries in the world
•       Huge opportunity to present your own ideas and kick off your own initiatives
•       Intensive on the job training

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by Journograds Editor on April 13, 2013  •  Permalink
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Out And About As A News Desk Intern

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Not all suit and ties – Artur Osinski out collecting GVs for a package on the construction of a new port

What’s it like working at the news desk of an international TV broadcaster? In his latest post, journo grad Artur Osinski talks about the second leg of his internship at CNN…

After my stint with Quest Means Business and Connect the World, I am now well and truly immersed in the operations of the busy CNN news desk.

The day starts with an editorial meeting at 9am, where representatives of every department and programme gather to discuss the news agenda.

During this we connect with our different bureaus via a video conference call. This is a fantastic experience where you get to see journalists from all around the world (Hong Kong, Dubai, Atlanta, Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg) sharing stories and shaping CNN International’s coverage of news.

My duties throughout the day are in many aspects similar to the ones I had in the programmes part of my internship, such as research, transcribing and contacting people for interviews. I do, however, get the opportunity to go out more often for shoots as well.

Sometimes I accompany reporters, whereas other times I am out there by myself with the cameraman. In these scenarios my role is to help the channel in any capacity possible. This means being the link between the outside world and the news desk – whether this is making sure it’s clear what shots we need, liaising with any PR officials on the spot and getting vox pops.

After we come back from a shoot, I’m then responsible for making sure the footage is ingested into the system. As always in television, there is a constant fight with deadlines to make sure all the material is in on time to get to air.

The job can be very varied at times. I’ve covered press conferences for political stories (including one held by the Foreign Secretary William Hague and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry), I’ve been to the headquarters of Eidos in London (creators of the famous Lara Croft game Tomb Raider) and to the building site of a new deep-sea port (see picture above).

One morning I watched Becky Anderson interviewing former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the father of Malala Yousafzai, while in the evening I accompanied her on live stand-ups outside the O2 Arena during a Justin Bieber concert.

One of the personal highlights of my time at the news desk came almost at the beginning, when a story broke of a diamond heist at the Brussels airport. No-one could reach the airport’s spokesman, but through perseverance I managed to get to him through his office and was able to confirm various crucial facts.

My information was used on the CNN wires and an hour later the network interviewed the spokesman live on air. After that the information I’d gathered was used in an article for CNN’s website, which you can read here.

Perhaps the ultimate pat on the back was the e-mail I received from the supervising editor saying I’d done a good job.

Stay tuned to Journograds to hear more from Artur as he gives insight into life as an intern at one of the world’s leading news channels. You can read more from him here.

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by Journograds Editor on March 23, 2013  •  Permalink
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Life At CNN – What To Expect As An Intern

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Artur Osinski at the Foreign Office ahead of a press conference

In his latest update for journograds, graduate Artur Osinski answers some questions about the day-to-day duties of a CNN intern …

What internships does CNN have on offer, and where is yours based?

CNN International regularly offers London-based internships in four different departments. They’re paid and last for three months (four in the case of sports).

I work across two programmes: Quest Means Business and Connect the World. This involves shifts from 12-8pm, or 2-10pm respectively. After six weeks on this attachment I switch with the news desk intern.

How did you prepare for the internship?

Fortunately CNN organises a handover day a few days before the start of your internship, which is really helpful.

This includes a tour from the outgoing intern, who shows you the newsroom, introduces you to people, fills you in on your tasks and (hopefully) shares a tip or two – like the fact Richard Quest likes a tall, one-shot, skinny latte at 4.15pm (It’s up to you what you’ll do with this knowledge – but it’s worth having it!)

On my handover day, Richard told me that CNN hired only the best, that I’d take from it as much as I’d put in and that a lot of people working there had started as interns – very motivating words and, from what I found out from asking around, it’s true.

What does your role involve?

It all starts with the 12:30 meeting (or 14:00 if you’re on the Connect The World shift). In the meeting we discuss the day’s stories and what we’ll be focusing on in the programme.

It’s a good opportunity to pitch stories – it’s always appreciated when you provide something useful and it’s rewarding if your idea ends up on air.

In terms of duties, my main role is research – fact-finding, making phone-calls and emailing people.

Sometimes Richard has specific needs, like notes on South Korea before his trip there (he flies A LOT).

Quest Means Business also involves the fun task of writing the “Currency Conundrums.” These are daily questions about a currency which present some interesting, relatively unknown facts.

It’s great because what you write goes on air and it also adds a light, fun moment to the programme.

I’m also responsible for the official Quest Means Business Twitter account, so many @questCNN tweets are written by me (although the tweets you’ll see from @richardquest are most certainly his!)

What tips would you have for others about to start the scheme?

My advice would be to always do whatever you are asked to do, and do it as quickly as possible. Avoid mistakes, obviously – but if you make them, make sure you learn from them. And don’t complain.

When others see that you deal with the small but vital tasks, they’ll start giving you more responsibility. I went out a couple of times with a cameraman to shoot some vox pops and I also did an interview via Skype for Connect The World. All of that made it to air.

There are times when there isn’t as much to do and you have to deal with that. Always ask whether you can help anyone with anything and be ready that suddenly you may be packed with tasks.

Stay tuned to Journograds to hear more from Artur as he gives insight into life as an intern at one of the world’s leading news channels. You can read more from Artur here.

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CNN Intern: Passion Is ‘Most Important’

Journo grad Artur Osinksi in the Quest Means Business studio at CNN

Artur Osinski at CNN’s ‘Quest Means Business’ studio

Artur Osinski is a recent journalism MA graduate who is interning at CNN International. He reveals the qualities that helped him land his place there…

As a journo grad, it’s easy to wonder what would make potential employers choose you over anyone else out of hundreds or thousands of candidates.

Is it good education at a respected university? Is it having a couple of work experience placements under the belt? Is it good connections?

I’ve come to learn it’s a combination of all these things – as well as a few others which stand out.

Surprisingly maybe, I’d say that a good degree isn’t a particular advantage – but not having one is definitely a disadvantage. That’s the harsh reality.

Nowadays there are hundreds of fresh journalism graduates every year – it doesn’t make you special. But try not having a degree and you’re automatically behind that entire crowd that does.

It’s also impossible to stress the importance of work experience. No course, no matter how good it is, will teach you as much as a good placement in a newsroom.

Throughout my university years I did a month at the leading Polish news channel TVN24. I also did two weeks working on a prime-time news bulletin in the Polish TV channel Polsat, as well as a month and then a couple of loose shifts for the BBC in the UK.

I didn’t stick exclusively to television either (even though that’s what I want to do). I wanted to gain all-round experience, so I worked for a week in a regional newspaper in Buckinghamshire, wrote some articles for the university newspaper and for a video games website.

Relevant work experience is more important than education – I always put it on top of my CV. It shows that you’re active and you really want to be a journalist.

Networking is another thing which is very valuable, and it is important to make contacts and build connections whenever you can. I met a BBC editor at a conference for TV journalist-wannabes, approached him, showed him my work (which he fortunately liked) and maintained regular contact before I could work there – a whole year and a half later.

It pays to stay positive and seize opportunities when you see them. You should also cherish your contacts – you never know when they might be useful.

Perhaps the most important factor in getting work, however, is passion. Don’t bother with journalism if you’re not seriously into it. The profession is so popular and so filled with graduates who are desperate to become journalists that if you’re lukewarm about it, it’s just not worth wasting your time.

If watching television and reading newspapers regularly sounds tedious, find a different career path. It’s as simple as that. You should be reading (books as well!), watching, learning, creating contacts, sustaining them. It may sound like a 24-hour job, but trust me – it doesn’t feel like work if you truly enjoy it.

As for CNN, I got an e-mail from City University while I was studying there advertising the fact that the broadcaster was recruiting for three-month internships at four different departments.

The usual followed: sending a CV, cover letter, application form (it wasn’t very long, but involved showing my editorial judgment on some of the biggest news stories of 2012) and, of course, keeping my fingers crossed.

A phone-call followed, arranging a phone interview at a later date. I was as jubilant as I was stressed; it was a glimpse of hope after a couple of months of fruitlessly applying for vacancies.

The final conversation was with none other than Richard Quest himself. It was tough, robust, no-nonsense and surprisingly short. News was the most important bit, and fortunately I was well prepared. The answer came within hours and, to my joy, it was a positive one.

Stay tuned to Journograds to hear more from Artur as he shares his insight into life as an intern at one of the world’s leading news channels. Feel free to leave a comment below.

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by Journograds Editor on January 30, 2013  •  Permalink
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