Job Description
This job is with BBC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We are looking for a Journalist with Hungarian language skills to adapt and produce text and video curated from World Service Languages and wider BBC News content for BBC News Hungarian Language offer.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
BBC World Service is expanding its reach to serve audiences in Central and Eastern Europe, including Hungary. BBC News brand is driven by impartiality, enriched by the world's largest network of correspondents and supported by our commitment to combatting misinformation. We will be offering Hungarian-speaking audiences verified news and expert analysis of key events, shaping the present day in Hungary and wider region. We will prioritise explanatory and analytical content to help audiences make sense of the current developments in Europe and the world, to join the dots in a noisy environment of unverified and uncontextualized news bites. This role will work closely with other journalists to select and adapt a curated offer for the Hungarian-speaking market.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
* Translate and adapt BBC News content (text and video) into Hungarian, ensuring alignment with editorial guidelines and audience needs.
* Create compelling SEO headlines and summaries for both website and social media platforms.
* Edit and shorten content sensitively, guided by Senior Journalists or Editors to enhance engagement.
* Produce short video content, either translated or originally created, with subtitles or voiceover in Hungarian.
* Curate content for social media, tailoring BBC News stories for Hungarian-speaking audiences.
* Monitor regional events and suggest opportunities for content curation or original journalism.
* Uphold BBC standards, ensuring accuracy, impartiality, legal compliance, and contributing ideas for innovation and improvement.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Journalism experience.
* Fluency or native proficiency in written and spoken Hungarian.
* High proficiency in English
* Video production: scripting and editing.
* Proven experience of writing compelling text articles and/or video scripts - you will be asked to provide examples of your work on your application form.
* Production of SEO headlines, for Hungarian and wider European regional audiences.
* Understanding of the Hungarian and wider European media market and current challenges to factual journalism in the country and the region.
* Proven experiences of producing impactful short and mid-form
Interview Process: Candidates invited to the next stage of the process will have an interview and Assessment.
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
DEPARTMENT: World Service, Global Journalism - Europe
LOCATION: UK OR other locations in Europe where the BBC has an entity (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Serbia, Latvia) and has the right to work.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,000 - £31,000 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
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