Video Producer, BBC News India - YouTube (One Year Fixed Term Contract)

Collective Newsroom is looking for an imaginative, editorially driven and hands-on Producer to create high-quality video content for BBC News India’s YouTube. From breaking news and live developments to planned and original storytelling, you’ll play a key role in shaping and producing compelling, accurate and audience-focused journalism across YouTube Shorts, horizontal videos and other YouTube formats. The role requires strong editorial judgement, the ability to work quickly in a fast-paced news environment, and a good understanding of how to tell stories effectively for digital audiences. You will work closely with reporters, video journalists, bilingual teams and editors across the BBC’s Indian services. Who We Are From April 2024, the majority of the BBC’s Indian operations moved to the Collective Newsroom which has been set up by some of the BBC’s most experienced journalists in India. It has more than 250 journalists and operational staff, bringing you distinctive, impartial and world-class content and is the BBC’s sole provider of content for its Indian language websites and social media platforms including English. Based in the BBC’s largest international market, we bring you the best of Indian journalism guided by the world’s biggest and most reputable news organisation. We provide digital, audio and television content in Bangla, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu as well as English. Our Vision: “Home to India’s most credible, creative and courageous journalism.” Our Mission: “To lead with facts bringing diverse voices through innovative and impactful journalism in the public interest.” We are an equal-opportunity employer, that strongly supports diversity and inclusion at the workplace, and encourages female candidates and persons from other diverse groups such as marginalised, under-privileged communities and differently-abled people, to apply. To know more about us, visit our website: https://collectivenewsroom.com Last date to apply: 20 September 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and edit Shorts, horizontal videos and reversions, including adapting BBC language and bilingual reporting for YouTube.
• Respond quickly to breaking news, identifying opportunities and producing timely, accurate content for the platform.
• Script and edit clear, compelling and creative video stories, from idea through to final output.
• Support the overall presentation and audience engagement of the channel, including video packaging and Community content.
• Occasionally contribute to shoots and field production when required.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant

experience

in digital journalism, video production or a newsroom environment, preferably with

experience

producing content for YouTube.

• producing content for YouTube.
• A strong editorial sense, with a good understanding of news, current affairs and issues relevant to audiences in India.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately, particularly in breaking news situations and under tight deadlines.
• Strong scripting, storytelling and video editing skills.
• Strong command of English, with working proficiency in Hindi.
• Knowledge of social media platforms and analytics
• Ability to work collaboratively and take ownership of stories.
• A broad understanding of the target audience is important.
• A high standard of editorial judgment and production skill

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant

experience

in digital journalism, video production or a newsroom environment, preferably with

experience

producing content for YouTube.

• producing content for YouTube.
• A strong editorial sense, with a good understanding of news, current affairs and issues relevant to audiences in India.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately, particularly in breaking news situations and under tight deadlines.
• Strong scripting, storytelling and video editing skills.
• Strong command of English, with working proficiency in Hindi.
• Knowledge of social media platforms and analytics
• Ability to work collaboratively and take ownership of stories.
• A broad understanding of the target audience is important.
• A high standard of editorial judgment and production skill