Ukraine Bureau Chief, Kyiv – Reuters

Reuters is seeking a first-class journalist and experienced newsroom leader to oversee our text and visual news coverage in Ukraine. This role will manage the text, video, and photography teams in Ukraine to ensure we produce superb breaking news coverage, hard-hitting exclusives and impactful long-form stories.

The successful candidate will help us tell the story of the war with Russia from the frontline, the missile-struck cities and the voices of people living through the conflict. They will make sure Reuters is first with major developments in Ukrainian politics and diplomacy, that we break the biggest stories about the country’s economy and seek out personal stories.

This is a role for someone with extensive experience of working in hostile environments and managing people under such conditions. They will be expected to work in sync with the Reuters safety team to ensure we deliver first class journalism in the safest way possible.

About the Role

As our Ukraine Bureau Chief, you will:

• Breaking News Lead coverage of breaking news, demonstrating agility and decisiveness and a thorough understanding of Reuters news wire, live and edited video, and photography products
• Deeper Reporting: Champion in-depth investigative and long-form pieces. Proven experience of delivering exclusive reporting and developing teams to do the same
• Storytelling Excellence: Drive compelling multimedia storytelling across mediums; know what makes excellent video, photographic and written content and how they interplay on digital platforms
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team in a high-pressure environment. Foster collaboration. Advocate for your team’s success and professional development.
• Client & Audience Understanding: Understand Reuters’ client needs and digital audience engagement strategies.

About You

To be our Ukraine Bureau Chief, you will likely have:

• Exceptional journalistic skills. Previous experience leading both text and visuals teams is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to manage and mentor large teams.
• Demonstrated success leading fast-paced breaking news coverage and exclusive reporting.
• Experience operating in hostile environments and managing people in such conditions.
• Ukrainian and/or Russian language skills preferred
• Familiarity with current visual storytelling technologies and digital platforms.

Please note, the deadline for applications is Friday 30th May 2025. Early applications are encouraged.

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What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

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