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Al Jazeera Media Network
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London, Greater London
Senior Planning Producer - English (Input)
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Description Position at Al Jazeera Media Network Summary: The Senior Producer - Planning is divided into two categories: The Senior Producer - Planning (Regional) is responsible for developing and implementing plans, and working with relevant field teams, for a specific region of the world, as assigned by the Head of Planning. Their role is to gather information for developing news content; through contacting reporters, interviewing people, researching news resources and mobilizing teams to shoot stories within the designated region. The Senior Producer - Planning (Next-Day Global) is responsible for pulling together the network's news coverage plan for the next 24 hours. Key Responsibilities and Accountability: * Help shape the editorial agenda to which they have been assigned * Work closely with relevant regional bureaus on content ideas * Participate in the editorial meetings, and where needed present the daily and weekly prospects * Keep across all relevant diaries, agency outlooks and other forward-planning tools, and ensure teams are accredited for upcoming events in a timely fashion * Ensure entries on network prospects/newlogs adhere to house style * Interact as needed with other departments within the News division to ensure joined up coverage plans which include -where required - input from Creative, Output and Interview Producers * Ensure -in coordination with Bureau Producers - that cost estimations and all other logistical arrangements including travel plans for deployments are submitted in a timely fashion * As required, take on assignments for coordinating special coverage, which -if the coverage is global in nature -may include coordination with bureaus and planning desks outside of assigned region * Understand how their assigned region fits into Al Jazeera's global planning * Liaise closely with the daily and weekly planning desks in Doha * In coordination with the Executive Producer of News-gathering for the region to which they have been assigned, manage and help set the forward-planning editorial agenda for that region * Work closely with all bureaus to help them shape their editorial plans, and ensure these fit into the overall network planning * Take overall planning responsibility for stories and coverage plans in and across the assigned region * Assign and commission stories as required, provide feedback to bureaus on story treatments following consultation with Regional EP and with Doha * Compile and present the weekly regional prospects, and - with the support of the Planning Producer - implement changes, amendments and additions to the plan as required * Liaise and work closely with the relevant News-desk to ensure there is a consistently good workflow and communication between the team running the on-the-day news agenda and the regional planning desk * Within AJ Network approved policy, approve Cost Estimations for stories and escalate for higher approval as required * Work closely with other AJMN departments where required for assignments/deployments, including Operations and Finance * Where relevant, and in coordination with the EP, develop and maintain network of freelance stringers/producers/reporters in countries/cities where there is no Al Jazeera bureau presence * As required, help with annual evaluations/appraisals of any relevant member of staff, as assigned to them by - and following discussion with - the EP Job Requirements / Qualifications: * Minimum Bachelor Degree in Journalism, Media, Communication or other related fields. * Minimum 7 years of professional experience for the Sr. Planning Producer in TV news or related fields.