Location: Mumbai (Nariman Point)
Experience: 25 years
Employment Type: Full-time
Working Days: Monday to Saturday (6 days a week)
Company: Free Press Journal
About the Role
Free Press Journal is looking for a Short-Form News Anchor & Producer to lead its high-impact digital video output across platforms like YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.
This role is designed for someone who understands that short-form is a distinct format fast, sharp, structured, and attention-driven. You will research, script, and anchor short-form news content designed to inform and engage audiences within 3090 seconds. This is not a traditional TV anchor role. This is not an influencer role. This is digital-first journalism.
What You Will Do
- Anchor short-form news videos for YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels
- Research and script stories independently
- Craft strong hooks within the first 35 seconds
- Break down complex stories into sharp, digestible formats
- Collaborate with newsroom and editing teams
- Adapt tone and structure for digital attention spans
- Deliver daily short-form output with speed and clarity
- Maintain editorial accuracy and credibility
What We're Looking For
- 25 years of experience in digital journalism, video anchoring, or news media
- Strong on-camera presence with high energy and clarity
- Natural understanding of short-form pacing and structure
- Ability to write tight, structured scripts under deadlines
- Comfort delivering news confidently without sounding performative
- Good understanding of current affairs
- Ability to balance credibility with engagement
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced newsroom environment
What Will Set You Apart
- Experience anchoring Shorts or Reels
- Ability to structure videos with strong opening hooks
- Understanding of retention and pacing in short-form video
- Clear diction and confident delivery
- Ability to produce multiple short videos daily
What This Role Is NOT
- Not a lifestyle influencer role
- Not a meme page role
- Not a teleprompter-only position
- Not a long-form debate anchor role
This role is for someone who can make news work in under a minute without losing depth.
Why Join Us
- Work with a legacy newsroom building a strong digital video presence
- High visibility on fast-growing short-form platforms
- Opportunity to shape recurring short-form segments
- Real editorial responsibility from day one
