Job Description

The producer is a member of an output team responsible for a segment of Sky News Arabia's programming. During your timeslot, you will work under the direction of an Executive Producer to create and shape our news coverage writing scripts, cutting pictures, finding guests, developing graphics and other work as required. Your mission will be to produce original and market-leading news output while ensuring Sky News Arabia's editorial guidelines and values are adhered to. Though your main role will be to produce news for Sky News Arabia's television news channel, you will embrace the full range of content delivery platforms including online and aim to develop cross-platform working practices and ideas wherever possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Working under the direction of an Executive Producer to produce distinctive and stylish news coverage for a segment of Sky News Arabia's programming.
• Writing scripts for on-air talent, cutting pictures using a newsroom production system, finding guests, commissioning and writing graphics and other task as required.
• Ensuring Sky News Arabia's editorial guidelines and values are adhered to.
• Working with producers within your team and across the newsroom, as well as with the news desk and online, to cultivate a collaborative approach to news gathering and delivery across Sky News Arabia.
• Required to work within a shift pattern across the whole week and including nights to service the needs of a 24 hour news channel.
• May be required to produce on location in Abu Dhabi, the Middle East, North Africa and internationally.

Key Skills, Experience and Education

• Experience in television news, including television news production.
• An excellent journalist with strong editorial judgment.
• Previous experience in a national or international broadcast news channel.
• Experience of newsroom production systems and desktop editing.
• Experience of or appreciation of the benefits and difficulties of cross-platform working.
• Evidence of a broad range of journalistic interests including social affairs, international politics, public policy, world business and economic affairs, Sciences and the Arts.
• Fluent in both written and spoken Arabic and English.
• Minimum of 4 years experience required.
• BA in journalism or other related social science major.