News Researcher Internship London, England
Job description
News Researcher
The Azra Kemal Internship
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: News Researcher (Internship)
Responsible/Reports To: Managing Editor
Department: News Team Locations: London Based
Salary: £25,000 Gross Per Annum Contract: Six Month Internship
Days/Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
No of Roles: One
Sky News have fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to benefit from a fully paid six month internship working within their creative news team developed in partnership between Sky Up, 25 Seven Talent Solutions and Spectra.
This internship is in the name of a young woman who worked for Sky News. Tragically
Azra died in 2020 and this internship is created in her honour.
Azra helped open doors to people from different and sometimes challenging backgrounds who journalists don’t often get to meet.
She had a tough upbringing, but that helped her understand people's lives. She cared about injustice and she had a natural way of communicating with people from all walks of life.
So, this isn't just in her memory, it is to boost the media’s effectiveness, because newsrooms don't have enough Azras. We especially encourage from within the care leaver or care experienced community.
To find out more about the wider Sky Up programme and Sky’s partnership with
Spectra, please click here.”
About Sky News
Sky News is an editorially independent part of Sky UK. We aim to be the best and most trusted place for news. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world. We take you to the heart of the stories that shape our world.
These are our core values:
▪ We are bold
▪ We are rebellious
▪ We have a competitive spirit that drives us to be first and best
▪ We earn trust by behaving with integrity
▪ We are pioneers and innovators
▪ We celebrate success together
▪ We put people at the centre of everything
We report on a broad range of stories in the UK and around the world, putting people at the centre of our storytelling.
We take politics and business news seriously, with separate studios in Westminster and the City of London.
Our correspondents are stationed in the United States, Russia and China - as well as
Dublin, Brussels, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Delhi, Johannesburg and Bangkok to provide local knowledge and understanding of global stories.
About Twenty Five Seven Talent Solutions
Twenty-Five Seven is a specialist talent development imprint from social impact company, Spectra.
We support organisations of all shapes and sizes to engage talent from underserved and under-represented communities and remove barriers to meaningful employment opportunities.
Twenty Five Seven’s people live and breathe the RICH values and ethos of the organisation which are R*esilience, Integrity, Creativity and H*ope
These values are underpinned by the “Twenty Five Seven 3Cs”. Our 3C’s are
Commitment, Culture and Connect.
About the role
A news researcher for Sky News plays a very important part of the wider news team.
You’ll join an experienced and creative team telling the biggest stories of the moment working closely with Home Editor Jason Farrell who reports on issues including social affairs, crime and politics plus our team of correspondents, planners and producers to create thought-provoking and smart content.
You will help come up with imaginative ideas for themes and contributors which will give Sky News the edge.
This role is office based and you will be based at Sky Studios in Osterley, there may also be occasional travel to reporting and filming locations with your allocated news team.
A full induction programme and training will be provided for the successful applicant.
Your will need to submit an application form and interviews will take place during the months of June and July 2023 with a starting date in September 2023, the internship will end in March 2024.
What you’ll be doing
▪ Learn how we plan, develop, script, film and edit a story idea for TV, digital and audio.
▪ Find and research themes and contributors to create engaging and topical content.
▪ Gain practical experience of the processes behind story development including picture logging and clearance, editorial standards and compliance.
To be successful in the role, we are looking for
- A school leaver aged 18 or over
- Great people skills - you’ll be comfortable picking up the phone or meeting people with a wide range of different experiences and backgrounds
- Confident in computer use
- A proven interest in the news, particularly social affairs and crime
- A passion and curiosity for finding, researching and telling stories
- A desire for accuracy and attention to detail
- The resilience to work in a fast-paced, 24-hour news environment
- Be willing and able to travel to locations for news reporting which maybe indoor or outdoor based.
To apply for this internship you will need to register with TwentyFive/7 and complete the application form and submit no later than 5pm, 5th May 2023.
Register with TwentyFive/7 - https://twentyfiveseven.co.uk/sky/
Once completed please email your application or any questions to
[email protected]
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Internship
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: £25,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, TW7 5QD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Are you a care leaver/care experienced?
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 05/05/2023
Reference ID: SKY01
Expected start date: 04/09/2023
