Interviewing sourcesWriting, editing, and submitting copyAttending eventsProofreadingVerifying statements and factsLiaising with editors, sub–editors, designers and photographersReading press releasesResearching articlesEstablishing and maintaining contacts

Quickly collecting and analyzing information on any breaking news stories.Writing features and news stories. Following up leads for potential new stories.Deciding on the content for stories.Coming up with catchy headings for features.Responding quickly and professionally to tip offs.Monitoring, selecting, prioritizing, editing and, where necessary, translating material from media sources including multimedia content.Writing, commissioning and editing specialist products derived from monitored foreign media.Maintaining and develop expert knowledge of traditional and social media in the target region; to devise and deliver products which harness that expertise for the benefit of customers. To keep abreast of media developments globally and to take initiative in assessing their potential impact on the business.Anticipating developments in the target area and to contribute to forward planning of key monitoring events.Providing on-shift leadership, as directed and required by more senior managers, of in-house production staff and independent contractors. Maintaining and improving the standards of work produced by such staff, regularly reviewing performance, giving feedback and providing coaching and training as required.Maintaining detailed and up-to-date knowledge of BBC Monitoring customers, their requirements, and the relative importance to the business of each customer. Working collaboratively with representatives of other departments on shift and in project teams, for example in the development of new products and services. Working flexibly between project work and routine duties, exercising autonomy in decision-making and in prioritising tasks. To ensure that faults in equipment, the working environment, support and technical resources are corrected Working with or move to other teams as required, working across a range of skills and in a flexible manner

As a young filmmaker, I have contributed to the production of a number of film projects in Iran and Azerbaijan.