Junior editorial assistant

Description & mission

In this position, you will support the development of the Brussels-based podcast production agency Bulle Media and its Europod network of podcasts and podcasters becoming the main assistant of the editorial director of the agency.

You will work in a growing multicultural team of enthusiastic young professionals in journalism, podcasting and European affairs, in an inspiring and challenging work environment.

Your mission will be to assist the editorial director in:

• sketching concepts for podcast series for Bulle Media’s clients (type of clients: foundations, think tanks, research institutes, institutions, political parties and other),
• drafting scripts of podcasts Bulle Media produces for clients and of Bulle Media’s original series (type of clients: foundations, think tanks, research institutes, institutions, political parties and other),
• running interviews through web-applications like Zencastr, Riverside part of the production process of podcasts for clients of Bulle Media and of Bulle Media’s original series,
• reading and summarising background readings for the interviews and conduct editorial research,
• looking for relevant guests for the original series of the agency and manage email exchanges with the latter,
• managing relationships with the members of a network of European podcasters - Europod network.

Conditions

• Freelancer working on a horizontal part-time basis
• Languages: French/English
• Job location: Anywhere
• From the 15th of June 2022 onwards

Profile

• You are a junior freelancer with some experience in the field of journalism.
• You have very good English language writing skills.
• You have an interest in European and current affairs.
• You are capable of switching from one theme to another depending on changing priorities.
• You are a sociable person and are not shy in front of the mic.
• You understand (listening and reading) two more European languages (out of German, Italian, Spanish, French and Polish).
• You are able to stay motivated also by working from remote with a team spread across the Continent and its headquarter in Brussels.

Please send your CV and motivation letter to antoine.lheureux@bullemedia.eu and alexander.ricci@bullemedia.eu including up to three links to written work in English language and a reference within the creative industry, communications, or journalism.