Introduction

BBC World Service is an international news provider, part of BBC News, delivering a wide range of language and regional services on digital, TV and radio. It reaches a weekly audience of around 320 million around the world, helping them make sense of the world we live in.
BBC News Vietnamese brings quality, impartial, original journalism to Vietnamese speaking audiences around the world on digital. Its multimedia content, available on www.bbc.com/vietnamese and on social media platforms, reaches 2.7 million people on a weekly basis.
We are looking for a talented and experienced journalist to join BBC News Vietnamese. The ideal candidate should have a solid background in journalism, with published works in the Vietnamese media, and an in-depth understanding of Vietnam’s society, politics, and economy. Strong connections within Vietnam are essential.

Main responsibilities

Multimedia Reporting: Produce content across all platforms, with a primary focus on digital. This includes originating, researching, reporting, and producing multimedia journalism.
Writing & Translation: Demonstrate excellent Vietnamese language skills. Translate and adapt English content into Vietnamese, maintaining the highest level of linguistic and editorial quality.
Content Creation: Develop analyses, features, and interviews. Write scripts for online videos, and create engaging digital video content for our website and social media platforms.
Editorial Contribution: Pitch story ideas, suggest new angles on ongoing stories, and contribute actively to the editorial planning process.
Research & Production: Conduct research, source contributors and interviewees, and manage the editorial workflow to ensure that content meets BBC standards for accuracy, impartiality, and fairness.
Content Updating: Monitor, update, and revise stories as they develop, ensuring they remain fresh and relevant. Adapt content for various platforms as needed.

Are you the right candidate?

You will have proven experience in journalism with a track record of published works in reputable Vietnamese media outlets. In addition:

• Deep understanding of Vietnam’s news, politics, culture, and social issues.
• Strong writing and translation skills in both Vietnamese and English.
• Ability to produce engaging and accurate content under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in using digital tools and creating multimedia content.
• A creative mindset and familiarity with digital journalism trends and audience engagement strategies.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, international news environment is a plus.
• Preferred Skills:
• Data-driven approach to evaluating audience behaviours and online trends.
• Familiarity with digital analytics and social media insights to shape content strategy.

If you are a dynamic, adaptable journalist with a passion for storytelling and a deep understanding of the Vietnamese audience, we would love to hear from you.

Package description

Role: Digital Journalist - BBC News Vietnamese
Reference: 18929
Contract: Continuing/Permanent, local hire position
Band: C
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Job board closing: 22nd November 2024
If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.


We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.


Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.


We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.


We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.


To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.