{"id":31008,"date":"2013-07-14T20:47:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T00:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=31008"},"modified":"2013-07-14T20:47:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T00:47:23","slug":"job-assistant-news-program-director-japanese-tv-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/14\/job-assistant-news-program-director-japanese-tv-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant News Program Director Japanese TV (DC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Nancy Ku<\/b> for sharing this jet-relevant job listing<\/em>.<\/i> Posted by <\/em>Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe<\/a> (Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/i><\/strong>. Click here<\/a> to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a> and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em>
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Position<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Assistant News Program Director<\/i>
\nPosted by<\/b>: <\/em>Fuji Television<\/i>
\nType<\/i><\/strong>: N\/A<\/em>
\nLocation<\/i><\/strong>: Washington, DC<\/em>
\nSalary<\/i><\/strong>: N\/A<\/em>
\nStart Date<\/i><\/strong>: N\/A<\/em><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/b>
\nFuji Television, Japan\u2019s largest commercial television network, through its US subsidiary, Fuji Sankei Communications International, seeks an Assistant News Program Director to assist with daily news coverage in our Washington, DC bureau.<\/p>\n

The successful candidate will have a keen interest in international relations, US-Japan relations, the domestic politics of both the United States and Japan, and Japanese culture.\u00a0 He\/she will also possess intermediate proficiency in speaking and reading Japanese.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, we seek a curious, forward-thinking individual who is able to work effectively under deadline, can digest significant amounts of information quickly, and works well with others.<\/p>\n

Main duties<\/strong>:
\nAssist reporters in our DC bureau to cover daily briefings of various US Government agencies including the White House, State Department, Department of Defense, congressional hearings, and various think tank events, tracking and researching relevant stories, preparing memos on various news stories, simple videography, and transmitting video footage to our Tokyo Headquarters.<\/p>\n

This is a unique opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the broadcast journalism industry.<\/p>\n

Daily tasks<\/strong> will include but are not limited to:
\n\u2022Monitor daily news of various Washington, DC government agencies; attend press conferences, congressional hearings, government briefings, symposia, etc.
\n\u2022Monitor news sources, AP and Reuters newswires websites, newspapers, magazines, and television broadcasts for current and breaking news.
\n\u2022Collect information, set up interviews, and coordinate travel arrangements for any potential news projects or breaking news.
\n\u2022Support reporter\u2019s copywriting by assisting with translation of transcripts, news articles and other items (English\/Japanese).
\n\u2022Transmit video footage, to Fuji Television Network, Tokyo.
\n\u2022Research news story ideas and create proposals for Fuji Television Network, Inc. and affiliates\u2019 news programs.
\n\u2022Travel with reporter and cameraperson to cover breaking news (sometimes on very short notice), presidential primary and general elections, and White House overseas travel.
\n\u2022Occasional video shooting with hand-held digital camera and other recording devices.
\n\u2022Drive automobile, company van or rental car to transport production\/news crew and production equipment during breaking news, assigned location shoots or when necessary.
\n\u2022Monitor and maintain in-house media equipment (fiber transmission, ENG, tapes, etc.) for condition and upgrade.<\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/strong>
\n\u2022Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Media\/Communication or any other related fields
\n\u2022English and Japanese language (speaking and reading)
\n\u2022A valid driver\u2019s license and passport
\n\u2022Some travel and a flexible schedule are required.\u00a0 May be required to work overtime, including weekends.
\nPlease email a cover letter and resume tofujitvdc@yahoo.com<\/a>.\u00a0 ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS.<\/p>\n

FUJISANKEI COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL IS AN EOE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Nancy Ku for sharing this jet-relevant job listing. Posted by Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Position: Assistant News Program Director Posted by: Fuji Television Type: N\/A Location: Washington, DC Salary: N\/A Start […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-848","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31008"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31016,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31008\/revisions\/31016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}