Video Journalist Agence France-Presse

AFP (Agence France-Presse), a world leader in providing fast and accurate news coverage, is currently seeking a dynamic, self-starting Bahasa Indonesia and English-speaking video journalist for its Jakarta bureau.

You will be working in a fast-paced environment alongside text and photo colleagues, as well as the bureau chief in AFP’s Jakarta bureau to help produce compelling, varied and accurate coverage to tell the story of Indonesia to a global audience.

You will frequently have to shoot events live and deliver fast edits from the field, and nature and reinforce our network of freelancers and third-party providers in the country. 

You will also be called upon to cover events outside of Indonesia if the news requires, mainly in Asia-Pacific but potentially outside of the region as well. 

You will also be involved in handling user generated content and must be familiar with AFP’s guidelines concerning the use of UGC, including ensuring proper authorizations/transfer of copyright are obtained before using videos from third parties.

You should have a solid understanding of social networks for information gathering purposes, and will also be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of your reporting and respect for the agency’s editorial policies.

You will contribute to the fight against misinformation by helping factcheckers in the network and ensure you are trained in the various methods of online verification, now indispensable for all journalism. Online training is available here.

The role may require long workdays and unsociable hours, dictated by the news agenda, and will include working some weekends and public holidays.

In an ever-changing media environment, the nature of the job could evolve in line with coverage demands and the requirements of an increasingly diverse client base.