Editorial Support Coordinator

Job Summary

Job Title: Editorial Support Coordinator

Department: Editorial Support

Location: London, UK

Advert Placed On: 9th May 2023

Advert Closing On: 23rd May 2023

The successful candidate will work as part of a team to support the editorial and resourcing ambitions of Iran International and Afghanistan International. They will collaborate with one of the departments, such as but not limited to, Newsgathering, Newsroom, Sport, Current Affairs, Technical Operations and Production. They will work closely with the department Editors and Directors to capture accurate information across staffing, leave, sickness as well as manage any deployments which may occur.

The post holder will be a key contributor to ensuring the highest quality of journalism and production values from the field and from Iran International and Afghanistan newsrooms and studios.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring rotas for your teams are accurate (recording shifts, leave, sickness), and planned in advance to fully resource a 24-hour service.

• Reporting sickness, leave and shifts to various departments including Human Resources and Finance.

• Financial reporting across the department – overtime and special payments and tracking of spend in conjunction with either the Executive Co-ordinating Editor or a Production Manager.

• Working with Producers and Editors on deployments and planning, arranging travel, kit, risk assessments and advances as necessary.

• Maintaining, operating, and improving a range of office processes and administrative systems to ensure the smooth running of the team and accurate record keeping for the department and deployments.

• Negotiate rates for resources as necessary and raise POs for these resources.

• Manage the relationship between vendors and the business including the workflow of invoice payments.

• Raise contracts for resources as necessary.

• Ensuring business compliance through requirements such as IR35 assessments and Right to Work Checks.

• Ensure payments for guests, contributors and vendors are fulfilled.

• Fulfil any post-production paperwork as necessary, including archive rights and music reporting.

• Liaise with Volant departments for resources as necessary and ensure all processes are followed.

• Fulfil any administrative tasks as necessary.

• Reporting to the Executive Co-ordinating Editor or Production Manager.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of Iran and Afghanistan International’s editorial vision.

• Strong understanding of TV News production.

• Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to establish and maintain effective relations with a wide range of internal and external contacts.

• Proven track record of being organised and responsive in fast-paced environments, often with conflicting demands.

• Proven financial acumen.

• Excellent Computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, and Outlook).

• Sound knowledge of experience of using a scheduling system (ideally RotaCloud) and financial systems such as NetSuite.

Advert Closing On: 23rd May 2023