VOD English is recruiting a foreign reporter for a six-month fellowship to cover the 2023 National Elections. This will be an exciting opportunity for a budding reporter or storyteller, as VOD English — one of the few independent news outlets in Cambodia — is planning new projects during the election. You will have the chance to work with a small but determined team of foreign and local reporters on the most important event in Cambodia this year; it will be challenging, but ambitious reporters and designers will have a lot of chances to pursue impressive stories or projects, meet fascinating sources and have fun along the way. These reporters will be focused primarily on election coverage, but there may be more opportunities to cover different stories.
This position is full-time and will involve some editing (maybe 10-30% of your time in the newsroom). So reporters should be either fluent in English (both native English or high-level speakers will be accepted). Proficiency in another language — especially Chinese, Vietnamese or Thai — would be an advantage but is not required.
Position : Graphics Designer (Six Months)
Work Status : Full Time
Reporter to : Managing Editor
Job Summary:
The Elections Graphics Designer (Six Months) is responsible for producing visuals and infographics to support daily news, features and investigations, mostly related to the 2023 national election over a six-month project period.
Duties:
- Produce graphics, images and other media content to support news stories, mostly related to the 2023 national election
- Attend morning and afternoon editorial meetings.
- Pitch ideas for graphics to accompany stories, as well as standalone graphics to support editorial themes of VOD English reporting.
- Research and gather information and data, especially related to the 2023 national election.
- Design and create graphics, and write descriptive text to communicate the purpose of the graphic or image.
- Write social media posts to share graphics and images.
- Contribute to designing and laying out possible print publications.
- Translate small amounts of text between English and Khmer.
- Submit graphics to editors before deadlines.
- Follow VOD news operational guideline standard and News Editor or Managing Editor’s directions.
- Other duties as required
Job Requirement:
- Demonstrated experience in illustrating, creating infographics and/or designing magazines or other informative visuals.
- Good team player with willingness to collaborate on stories and projects.
- Proficient English speaker and capable of listening, writing, and reading in English.
- Competent at typing Khmer Unicode and using Microsoft office.
- Good communication skills and relations with other employees.
- Wider understanding of social issues.
- Capable of creative, critical thinking and speaking.
- Able to work flexible hours such as overtime, on roster, on holiday or on weekend, and travel to the provinces.
- A passionate and energetic team member with a genuine interest in working to develop independent and professional media, promote human rights and democratic governance.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
To apply for this position, please send an email to [email protected] with your CV, cover letter and a portfolio attached (reporters please include a document or link to a writing sample; graphic designers should include a link or attachment showing your work). In the subject line of the email, please include your full name and the position you’re applying for (for example: “Reporter Application: Mech Dara”)
In your cover letter, please address the following questions:
- What is your experience with journalism, writing or storytelling? (it’s okay if you don’t yet have any!)
- What issues or topics do you think are important to cover during the National Elections?
Please submit your application by February 15, and ideally the job will start on March 1.
