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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The Guardian US – Comment Internship
Location: New York
Closing date: June 30th
Guardian US is seeking an intern to work on the Guardian’s much talked-about Comment is free US site, as the third member of a small team.
This is your chance to help shape national and international opinion on current events.
You will work with some big-name columnists, as well as helping commission and edit op-eds from fresh voices.
You’ll also have the opportunity to try your own hand at commentary writing.
We’re looking for people who love to follow the news – and talk about it, tweet about it, debate it.
You will be an integral part of the Comment is free desk and expected to contribute ideas daily.
You will also play a part in the Guardian’s innovative approach to community discussions with our polls, open threads, smart takes and other mechanisms to get readers engaged.
Some prior editing experience is a must, with a premium on accuracy, a good feeling for language, attention to detail, and speed (in that order): the heart of what we do is publishing sharp, timely, well-edited opinion journalism with search-competitive and catchy headlines.
Skills with web-publishing tools is desirable; multimedia storytelling would also be a plus, as well as photo-editing expertise and social media skills.
Above all, though, we want someone who’s enthusiastic and opinionated about what’s happening in the news.
About our internship program
We are seeking an Intern for Fall (September) for a 16-week internship.
The internship pays a $100/day stipend and typically runs Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm.
We are only able to consider candidates who are legally eligible to work in the United States.
We see our program as an opportunity to invest in our community so we primarily consider local students and schools.
How to apply
Please submit a cover letter stating your interest in working with a specific team (below), your resume and a couple of writing samples.
Only candidates that are able to commit to the 16-week term should apply.
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Posted by Journograds Editor on April 17, 2013
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