VidUnit
Website:
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Job details:
Auto Manch | VidUnit Media Pvt. Ltd
Location: Mumbai – Andheri West
Department: Auto Manch – Digital News & Content
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 1–4 years in journalism, digital media, automobile content, news production, or a related field.
About Auto Manch
Auto Manch is a dedicated automobile vertical under Money Manch, focused on bringing viewers the latest and most relevant news, developments, trends, and stories from the automobile industry.
We are looking for a Producer-Anchor who can take ownership of stories from research and ideation to scripting, production, and on-camera presentation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Story Research & Development
- Research daily automobile-related news, developments, launches, announcements, and trending topics.
- Identify interesting and relevant stories that can be converted into engaging video content.
- Track automobile manufacturers, EV companies, startups, government policies, industry developments, and automotive trends.
- Monitor competitor channels, websites, social media, and other relevant sources for story ideas.
- Verify facts and information before publishing any story.
2. Content & Script Writing
- Develop original story ideas suitable for YouTube and other digital platforms.
- Write clear, engaging, and factually accurate scripts for news videos.
- Convert complex automobile/industry information into simple and understandable content for viewers.
- Prepare strong introductions, hooks, headlines, and story structures to improve viewer retention.
- Write scripts for breaking news, explainers, launches, industry updates, comparisons, and other automotive content.
3. Anchoring & Presentation
- Anchor and present automobile news and stories on camera.
- Deliver scripts confidently, clearly, and naturally.
- Develop an engaging on-camera personality suitable for a digital news platform.
- Present both short-form and long-form content as required.
- Be comfortable appearing on camera regularly for Auto Manch's videos.
4. Production Coordination
- Coordinate with the video production, camera, graphics, and editing teams to ensure timely completion of stories.
- Participate in shoot planning and provide inputs on visuals, B-roll, graphics, and supporting footage required for each story.
- Coordinate interviews with automobile industry professionals, experts, dealers, manufacturers, and other relevant personalities.
- Assist in planning outdoor shoots, automobile events, launches, press conferences, and vehicle-related assignments.
5. Automobile Content
The candidate should be able to develop content around topics such as:
- New car and motorcycle launches
- EVs and electric mobility
- Automobile technology
- Vehicle reviews and features
- Car/bike comparisons
- Prices, variants, features, and specifications
- Automobile industry news
- Company announcements and developments
- Government automobile policies and regulations
- Fuel prices and mobility trends
- Road safety and traffic-related developments
- Automotive startups
- Motorsport and automobile events
- Consumer-focused automobile stories
- Trending and viral automotive topics
6. Digital & Social Media Content
- Understand what type of automobile stories perform well on YouTube and social media.
- Suggest ideas for Shorts/Reels and other short-form content.
- Work closely with the social media team to repurpose stories across platforms.
- Stay updated with current digital content trends and audience interests.
Required Skills
- Excellent Hindi and English communication skills.
- Strong writing and storytelling abilities.
- Good on-camera presence and confidence.
- Strong research and fact-checking abilities.
- Ability to understand automobile-related topics and explain them simply.
- Good knowledge of the Indian automobile market.
- Ability to identify newsworthy and trending stories.
- Good voice modulation and presentation skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Strong coordination and teamwork skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced digital media environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, Media Studies, or a related field.
- Prior experience as a Producer, Video Journalist, News Anchor, Automobile Content Creator, or Digital Journalist will be preferred.
- Candidates with experience covering the automobile industry will have an added advantage.
- Experience with YouTube/digital news platforms is preferred.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is not just an anchor, but can independently take ownership of a story.
The ideal candidate should be able to:
Find the story → Research it → Develop the angle → Write the script → Coordinate production → Anchor it → Work with the team to publish it.
The candidate should have a strong curiosity about automobiles, be comfortable in front of the camera, and have the ability to turn automobile news into engaging digital content.
Key Performance Expectations
- Consistent generation of relevant and original story ideas.
- Timely delivery of accurate and engaging scripts.
- Strong on-camera performance.
- Ability to handle breaking and trending automobile stories quickly.
- Regular contribution to both daily news and original content.
- Ability to build credibility and audience engagement for Auto Manch.
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