Video Producer

Reuters is looking for a talented television news journalist to join the team in our global TV hub in London. You will help deliver breaking and planned news coverage to more than 1,000 broadcasters and hundreds of digital outlets around the world. You will have a strong ability to remain focused and organised under pressure and a passion for working with high-performance teams. You should be excited about international news and have an ability to work to tight deadlines. This is a full-time position on a shift pattern that involves some weekend work and late shifts., As our trusted Video Producer, you will:

• Work as part of our news gathering team coordinating and bringing in edited and live coverage from across the world to deliver to clients at speed.
• Produce tight, well-written accurate news copy to deadline.
• Be customer-focused and pitch story ideas which resonates across broadcast and digital platforms.
• Work as part of a team covering events starting from the planning phase through to field work.
• Uphold Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias.
  
  To be our Video Producer, you will likely have:
• At least 18 months experience in professional journalism in a broadcast or agency environment.
• Excellent news judgment and a passion for breaking news.
• Strong video editing and script writing skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Have a clear understanding of the news video needs of major broadcasters and digital clients.
• Ability to drive speed and accuracy.
• A track record of being an organized team player
• Fluent English - written and oral.
NB: To be considered for this opportunity please ensure that you submit BOTH a CV and Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be addressed to "Whom It May Concern" and should detail your motivations for applying to the role.

About Reuters: Reuters is the world's largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we've been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's most global news services - Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing. We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. Accessibility: As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world's most important stories.