Intake Producer (News)

Position Overview:

At Lotus Production, we are looking for a dynamic and creative multitasker with a keen awareness of world events, adept at spotting, visualizing, and fact-checking compelling stories. They excel in sourcing or commissioning video footage, ensuring visually effective final products that make media organizations stand out in the competitive industry. If you are a dynamic professional with a knack for reporting, researching, and picture editing, and can seamlessly adapt in quickly changing situations, then we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

·        To monitor breaking news and implement appropriate coverage to the news of the day

·        Ensures the chain of command and can independently make editorial calls with or without the Head of Intake depending on the importance of the news

·        Responsible for communications with upper management

·        Helps manage the Intake Editors team in the absence of the Head of Intake

·        Ensures that decisions made by Head of Intake as to what stories get covered and what resources are allocated to cover them are followed through

·        Liaises with crews and stringers on the ground, instructing and communicating with them regarding coverage plans

·        With the prior approval of the Head of Intake hires and assigns freelance crews on the ground

·        Works in direct, immediate cooperation with other desks in the newsroom

·        On the basis of news reports and online sources, the resources available at the time, and possible Head of Intake direction uses own judgement to organize the agency’s operations

·        Verifies incoming packages

·        Locates sources of videos and UGC and secures the rights to those videos

·        Prepares clear and comprehensive handover notes for the next shift to ensure smooth transitions

·        Confers and coordinates with other departments to ensure smoothness of operations

·        Ensures smooth communication with the Client desk, partners and subscribers

·        Generates ideas for news features, later date stories and soft stories

Skills and Requirements:

·        Ability to multitask and manage daily duties under extreme pressure

·        Proven past management skills

·        Relevant newsroom experience

·        Strong background in journalism and media, including consolidated news judgment & critical thinking skills

·        Experience in the basic operation of live broadcast trucks, satellite and microwave receivers, FTPing, live streaming and other equipment and technologies of modern television news-gathering

·        Detail oriented with ability to work and write calmly and efficiently in high stress and intense deadline

·        Excellent news judgement

·        Quick thinking and diligent

·        Original thinker possessing the ability to anticipate news developments

·        Voracious reader and viewer of all news available in traditional mass media and online

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills

·        Fluent in written and spoken English is a must