International Multimedia Journalist V (Programming Directorate)

International Multimedia Journalist – V (Senior Reporter / Presenter / Producer)

Position Summary

Serves as a senior-level journalist, presenter, and producer responsible for leading high-impact editorial coverage, beat reporting, and special programming initiatives for Voice of America across television, radio, digital, and social media platforms. Functions as a senior editorial resource within the newsroom and provides leadership in coverage execution, breaking news coordination, and enterprise reporting without exercising supervisory authority. This is a highly experienced journalist position intended for senior correspondents, lead beat reporters, and senior on-air talent with extensive editorial judgment and subject matter expertise.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads major editorial beats, coverage areas, or specialized reporting initiatives as assigned
• Serves as senior reporter, presenter, anchor, or program host for television, radio, digital, and social media programming
• Produces and delivers high-impact breaking news, enterprise reporting, interviews, feature stories, and special coverage
• Develops original reporting angles, investigative content, and long-form storytelling projects
• Coordinates editorial coverage efforts with producers, reporters, assignment editors, and newsroom leadership during major news events
• Provides editorial guidance and subject matter expertise within assigned beat or specialty area without exercising supervisory authority
• Represents VOA in high-profile interviews, live coverage, panels, and special events as assigned
• Conducts complex interviews with senior officials, experts, analysts, and newsmakers
• Writes, edits, adapts, translates, versions, and produces content for broadcast, web, streaming, and social media platforms
• Performs live reporting and breaking news coverage under deadline pressure across multiple platforms simultaneously
• Participates in the creation, development, and execution of regularly scheduled or special programming initiatives
• Contributes to editorial planning, story selection, coverage strategy, and programming direction for assigned beats or coverage areas
• As assigned, serves as lead producer during major coverage events and special programming
• Produces finished broadcast and digital products meeting VOA standards for accuracy, balance, objectivity, and timeliness
• Voices material for broadcasts and digital products, including material prepared by others
• Contributes advanced production elements including scripting, fine editing, live production coordination, and field production
• Serves as videographer/reporter as assigned
• Performs technical functions including operation of production and field equipment as assigned
• Maintains extensive knowledge of assigned subject matter, region, audience, or policy area
• Provides mentorship, professional guidance, and editorial support to less experienced journalists and producers without supervisory responsibilities
• Collaborates across language services and divisions on major global and U.S. policy coverage initiatives
• Makes recommendations regarding newsroom workflow improvements, editorial innovation, and content strategy
• Works independently with minimal supervision in highly complex and fast-paced newsroom environments
• Meets VOA standards for productivity, editorial quality, accuracy, and deadlines
• Logs and conducts data entry and related functions connected with VOA’s digital asset management systems
• Other related duties as assigned

Knowledge Required

• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Fluency in target language (written and spoken), if applicable
• Extensive knowledge of assigned beat, target region, policy area, or subject matter specialty
• Advanced understanding of journalism ethics, editorial standards, multimedia storytelling, and newsroom operations
• Demonstrated expertise in live reporting, anchoring, production, and enterprise journalism
• Ability to produce complex editorial content independently under significant deadline pressure
• Advanced interview, writing, editing, presentation, and storytelling skills
• Deep understanding of digital, broadcast, and social media production workflows
• Specialized expertise or formal education in a field relevant to VOA’s mission and coverage priorities

Complexity

• Exceptional complexity
• Performs multiple senior-level editorial and production functions across platforms and coverage areas
• Handles highly sensitive, fast-moving, and high-visibility news coverage independently
• Leads editorial execution for major coverage initiatives, breaking news events, and special programming
• Develops innovative reporting approaches, storytelling methods, and editorial products
• Frequently resolves highly unusual and complex editorial, production, and operational challenges
• Expected to manage multiple major assignments concurrently under tight deadlines
• Provides senior editorial leadership and newsroom expertise without supervisory authority
• Exercises extensive independent editorial judgment

Supervisory Controls

• PSC operates with a very high degree of independence
• Assignments are generally broad in scope and outcome-focused
• PSC independently identifies reporting priorities, develops coverage plans, and executes assignments with minimal oversight
• Work products typically require only limited editorial review
• PSC is relied upon as a senior newsroom resource and subject matter expert
• Position carries no supervisory or managerial authority