Job Description

Reuters is looking for an experienced video news journalist to join our exciting, fast-paced global TV hub in London.

You will have outstanding news judgment and will be passionate about winning the big stories for a global client base that includes more than 1,100 broadcast and digital media outlets. You will work on our London desk producing and covering senior roles in our intake, live and output operations in the newsroom.

You will also be expected to undertake occasional fieldwork and production for Entertainment, Sports and UK domestic teams. You will have demonstrated a strong ability to remain focused and organised under pressure and thrive working with and leading high-performance teams.

This is a desk position on a shift pattern that involves some weekend and night work.

As our trusted Senior Producer, you will:

• Work as part of our news gathering team on the London desk driving and coordinating edited and live coverage from across the world to deliver to clients at speed.
• Work as part of our output team ensuring our scripts are accurate, impartial and published at speed.
• Be customer-focused and pitch story ideas which resonates across broadcast and digital platforms.
• Lead teams covering events, from the planning phase through to fieldwork.
• Mentor and train junior members of our team.

To be our Senior Video Producer, you will likely have:

• At least 7 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in professional journalism in a broadcast, digital or agency environment.
• Excellent news judgement and a solid track record of working in a breaking news environment.
• Strong video editing and script writing skills.
• Experience leading diverse teams both in the field and on the desk.
• A track record in driving speed and accuracy.
• A clear understanding of the news video needs of major broadcasters and digital clients.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and multi-task effectively.
• A proven ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Exceptional leadership and people skills with a passion for helping colleagues sharpen their skills and achieve their career goals.
• Fluent English \xe2\x80\x93 written and oral.

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it For You:

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.

About Reuters:

Reuters is the world\xe2\x80\x99s 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. Reuters: The Real World in Real Time.

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\xe2\x80\x99ve 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\xe2\x80\x99s most global news services \xe2\x80\x93 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 25,000 employees across more than 75 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.

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