Career Opportunities
19-Jan-11 16:12
We're looking for dynamic team players for to join our start-up team. If you like the challenge of working in a entrepreneurial environment, and the risks and rewards that go with it, please apply below.
Even if your experience or interests do not match the positions listed below, but you're interested in our business radio concept, send us your resume and let us know how you can contribute to careers@bfm.my.
Current open positions:
News Writer and Producer
Business FM 89.9, Malaysia's only business radio station, is looking for a news writer and producer to cover the news affecting Malaysian markets and minds.
Job duties: Draft news stories from wire services and online sources for on-air bulletins, research news topics & call sources for comment, pull and edit clips and read the news on air. You need to develop a roster of contacts throughout Malaysia to draw upon for interviews and background. You will both produce and liaise with other news producers to air the most newsworthy clips fit for broadcast.
Job requirements: Ideally at least two years reporting/producing experience covering business, sports and/or general news. A lively curiosity, outgoing personality and a hunger to break a story. You need to develop a keen news sense for what is moving the markets, sports and general news. You will not only follow the news cycle, you will help set it. You must possess a willingness to be coached and a team player mentality. Your standard of spoken and written English must be outstanding - no exceptions. Salary is competitive, working hours negotiable.
Candidates should send their CV and cover letter to: careers@bfm.my with the words 'Newswriter/Producer Candidate' in the subject.
Business Producers and Presenters
Do you have a passion for business and management issues?
We are looking for presenters and producers to anchor and produce our news and business programmes.
The selection criteria is simple. Our listeners, business managers and professionals, must like, perhaps even love, you.
Our business audience is not easy to please. They want a personality who is credible in business and financial matters. This means you need to know your CAGRs EBITDA and NTAs.
Not that we are into jargon, but familiarity with the business terms of the world is a must.
Our business audience also wants a credible product. They are well travelled and well educated, so they can spot fakeys a mile away.
You should exude the values of BFM: professionalism, integrity and intellectual honesty.
Your paced energy will infect our business audience as they drive to work in the mornings, prepping them up for a productive business day.
And your analysis of the days business events , in the evenings, will give them some business thoughts to reflect on as they wind down for the day.
If you would like to be part of the BFM story, please email us your resume. Or direct us to your blog.
Account Managers
If you are looking for a rewarding career in helping us to manage our expanding client portfolio, and if the excitement of making your mark in a fast growing media company appeals to you, then read on.
Our clients are sophisticated and they rely on us to solve specific marketing and branding challenges. They won't stand for us throwing products at them, they want us to understand their needs first, and only after this would they sit down and hear out our solutions for them. This requires a lot of active listening on our part, as well as the occasional creative stroke of genius.
Ideally, you will have at least 4-5 years sales and or client solutions experience. Just as importantly, you know how to nurture and maintain relationships with both clients and media agencies and are proactive in the way you operate.
Does this describe you? If you think it does, send us a CV and a cover letter. giving us examples of how you have solved a client's problem.
