Job Title: Production and Youth Outreach Coordinator

Reporting to: Executive Producer & Manager, London360

Contract: Ten Months

Hours: 9.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday

(with possibly a total of 12 late evenings over the fixed term of employment)

Salary:£23,000 per annum

DSB:Essential – This will be arranged on appointment

Media Trust background:

At Media Trust we believe in the power of media to change lives. We work with the media industry to empower charities and communities to have a voice and be heard. This is achieved by:

  • providing communications skills and resources through expert-led training courses and events, free professional support, film production, free online guides and resources;
  • helping access audiences through Community Channel on TV and online, national news distribution and media partnerships;
  • harnessing creative industry talent through media volunteers and media partnerships

Our corporate members includeAegis, AMV BBDO, BBC,Camelot, Channel 4, Daily Mail and General Trust, Discovery Networks Europe, Google, Guardian Media Group, ITV,Just :: Health PR, MTV Networks UK & Ireland, News UK,PHD Media, Sky,Time Warner,Trinity Mirrorand WPP.
We offer a broad range of marketing and communication resources and training, free professional support from media volunteers and mentors, film and content production, funding for media projects, and the national digital TV and online channel, Community Channel.
Description of role:

Youwill support the delivery of the third year of London360; a regular TV and online magazine news show produced by young Londoners aged 18-25 which will air on new local London TV station London Live. It champions untold local stories, London's hidden communities, compelling community-based campaigns, and the latest entertainment news and provides an alternative viewpoint on the capital’s news agenda.

Reporting to the Executive Producer and Manager, you will be involved in the coordination of the editorial output produced by London360’s team of in-house reporters. You will also be responsible for engaging 18-25 year olds from across London to become London360’s community journalists to create reports and blogs for the online platform.

Working with the Creative Media department, you will create partnerships with youth media organisations to recruit young aspiring journalists In parallel, you will engage professional journalists to train and mentor the community journalists to support them to create their community-based media.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Support the recruitment of the team of in-house reporters.
  • manage Exec Producers diary
  • Coordination of production schedules, the equipment booking system and assist with post-production.
  • Assist in the production and postproduction of London360 working along side the Executive Producer and editor.
  • Provide editorial support for the in house team of reporters
  • Attend weekly editorial meetings with reporters and provide editorial support for London360 content
  • Research, engage and manage youth organisation partners, charities and community groups, universities and local authorities.
  • Recruit, engage and support 100 young people (18-25) as community, journalists.
  • Coordinate training for the community journalists.
  • Recruit professional journalists as mentors for the community journalists.
  • Arrange mentoring and attend mentoring sessions for the community journalists.
  • Support community journalists in producing video and written content, and lead on editorial for community journalists section on London 360 website.
  • Coordinate media training and mentoring sessions for young people, delivering to targets.
  • Manage data collection and monitor the progress of the project against funder requirements.
  • Lead on the reporting and evaluation of the project, including writing case studies.

Person specification

  • Experience of production coordination and managing editorial content for onlineand broadcast.
  • Direct experience of working with communities and young people on digital media projects and a good understanding of these groups.
  • Experience of coordinating and monitoring projects.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to deal with people from all levels e.g. media, charities and young people.
  • Excellentplanning, organisational, administration and reporting skills.
  • Good understanding of the charity and media sectors, especially digital media and broadcasting.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of London’sdiverse communities.
  • Commitment to equal opportunities and the aims of the Media Trust.

The above job description is a guide to the work you may be required to undertake but does not form part of your contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.

Closing date: 24 September 2013

How to apply:

First download and complete the Equal Opportunities form (Doc, 36.Kb).

Then email your CV and a covering letter describing how your skills and experience match our requirements, together with the completed Equal Opportunities form to with the name of the role you are applying for in the subject heading.

The Media Trust values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer
Registered Charity no. 1042733