Program Editor

Program Editor

Exciting opportunities now exist at our headquarters in Doha for an experienced Program Editor to join the team.

Program Editor will be responsible for producing news programmes consistent with Al Jazeera's commitment to accuracy, balance and quality production. You will decide the editorial lines of the day and how stories should be developed and presented and be responsible for outputting live news shows from the gallery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Producing accurate, balanced, well produced, viewer focused programmes
• Ensuring Al Jazeera English content and coverage is consistent with Al Jazeera's standards and goals
• Deciding on the editorial lines of the day and directing the team to achieve it
• Participating in the editorial meeting, proposing ideas on what news stories need more coverage & content
• Discussing ideas with the news teams and producers and deciding on what stories to be presented for the day
• Writing scripts, openings and closings for programmes / reports and editing videos for stories to be presented
• Working with creative on creating video walls and producing sections for certain shows

Key requirements include:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Journalism, Media, Communication or other related fields
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in an newsroom as a senior journalist
• Local and international knowledge in international affairs and knowledge in news sources and Al Jazeera editorial integrity and ethics.