We are seeking two motivated and outstanding Video Journalists to join BBC News Urdu, based in New Delhi and Srinagar. The BBC is a global leader in digital journalism, recognized for its wide-ranging editorial coverage and cutting-edge technological innovation. The role of Video Journalist is crucial in delivering well-produced video content for the BBC's website as well as social media platforms. The purpose of the role is primarily to initiate, gather and produce material for news, current affairs and general programming as well as routinely self-shooting and editing complete packages for use across multiple platforms.
The successful candidate will have experience of proven craft skills including the ability to both shoot and edit video and good editorial understanding of India as well as the digital media market. You should have the ability to produce video content independently for digital platforms aimed particularly at a young audience. Strong command over the Urdu language is essential and knowledge of English is preferred.
Who we are
From April 2024, the majority of the BBC's Indian operations moved to the Collective Newsroom which has been set up by some of the BBC's most experienced journalists in India. It has more than 250 journalists and operational staff, bringing you distinctive, impartial and world-class content and is the BBC's sole provider of content for its Indian language websites and social media platforms including English. Based in the BBC's largest international market, we bring you the best of Indian journalism guided by the world's biggest and most reputable news organization. We provide digital, audio and television content in Bangla, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu as well as English.
Our Vision: Home to India's most credible, creative and courageous journalism.
Our Mission: To lead with facts bringing diverse voices through innovative and impactful journalism in the public interest.
To know more about us, please visit our website: https://collectivenewsroom.com
We are an equal-opportunity employer, that strongly supports diversity and inclusion at the workplace, and encourages female candidates and persons from other diverse groups such as marginalised, under-privileged communities and differently-abled people, to apply.
About BBC News Urdu
BBC News Urdu is one of the oldest language services in BBC World Service. Originally a radio service, it is now a predominantly digital service and provides up-to-date news and current affairs for the Urdu-speaking audiences in India, Pakistan as well as globally. Covering both domestic and international news stories, it is multiplatform, with a multimedia website with a focus on digital video, text, interactivity for both desktop, social and mobile platforms. The service aims to make international news relevant to Urdu speaking audiences and aims at bringing quality, impartial, original journalism with news and current affairs to the Urdu audience in both India and Pakistan.
Last Date to Apply:6 November 2025
Key Responsibilities
The main focus of the Video Journalist role is to routinely self-shoot and edit complete news packages, or equivalent. The post holder will also be expected to undertake any of the key responsibilities included below:
- Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, shoot, assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards recognizing the distinct requirements of different types of output.
- Routinely self-shoots and edits complete packages.
- Routinely fulfills duties unsupervised.
- May be required to present the content on digital platforms including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or TV. This might be live or recorded.
- May include the production and presentation of programmes. This might be live or recorded.
- Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
- To undertake pre- and post-production and studio work, live and pre-recorded. Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver programmes in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
- To liaise closely with other team members and with other departments in the Collective Newsroom, to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.
- Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism or project as appropriate.
- To tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
- To prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available.
- To produce engaging packages through a range of production skills.
- Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
- Willing and adept at passing on skills through training and mentoring.
- At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the Collective Newsroom health and safety policy.
Requirements
- Ability to gather and prepare audio and video material for use on any platform, recognizing the distinct requirements of different types of output, self-shooting and editing routinely as the main focus of the role.
- Significant recent experience as a video journalist, with a good knowledge of production techniques especially self-shooting and editing.
- Demonstrates sound editorial and policy decisions based upon a clear understanding of the BBC's distinctive news agenda, the requirements of news and current affairs coverage and the audience.
- Strong record of originating and developing stories for news programmes on multiple platforms.
- Ability to use technology as required, gathering material for broadcast.
- Understands how a team works effectively.
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
- Effective planning and organizing skills, ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
- Ability to write creatively in an engaging manner, adapt, produce and translate with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to differing audiences and forms of media suitable for digital output.
- The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.
- An understanding of health and safety procedures and how they apply to broadcasting/digital media.
