This is a special opportunity - but this position is to be taken very, very seriously and thought through before you apply, so as not to waste either our time or yours...

The reason is because this is a unique role and is a genuinely life changing possibility, as we have seen with the previous 3 editions of this global race we have covered. We are again covering the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. It departs 1st September 2019 from UK, and returns to UK end of July 2020 after 40,000 miles, and 13 races. You will be the on board junior reporter/camera operator/photographer/editor who will be embedded in the race and sail the entire circumnavigation along with the sailing crew. You would shoot on board, produce news reports and photos, and shoot to brief. We use your footage to produce social media and corporate edits. Therefore you must be a good storyteller and be able to follow direction from afar, so be self motivated and capable of having an eye for what is happening around you, while integrating with the sailing crew of the yacht you are on. You can see what it's all about at www.clipperroundtheworld.com

Who are you? Well if you have sailed that will certainly be a bonus, but it's not essential. Our last person had never sailed before and did the whole race - yes they were occasionally seasick but survived. Like the crew, there is a 4 week training course involved that everyone has to go through for safety/insurance. If you have sailed, tell us what and where; if you haven't best let us know now, because it'll be pretty obvious, pretty darned quick! It's 11 months out of the UK, but one hell of an experience and we'll be producing lots of content for international distribution.

This is possibly the toughest production you will ever be involved in, do not underestimate the demands of this role, because in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 2000 miles from land, you cannot quit and get off... Make no mistake, it's extremely demanding and you WILL want to quit. We have been through this before. It's cold, you'll be soaking wet, either from massive waves washing down the deck, or from the 40 degree searing heat; it can be dangerous, and brilliant, emotional and lonely, all at the same time. Think of it like this: sharing a constantly moving small apartment with 20 bunks, one kitchen, a tiny toilet, no privacy, sleeping, cooking and living for 3-4 weeks at a time at a 45 degree angle, with a bunch of people you hardly know....and telling their story as you go. Still interested?

You will need to have a strong character, solid belief in your ability; endurance, and fitness; a strong resolve to get the job done, no matter what the weather and conditions; you need to get on with people, bite you tongue and have diplomacy skills; you need to be prepared to live rough, possibly not washing for days, and deal with it all. You need to have medical disclosure up front, if there is anything that could affect you or others, we need to know now. - STILL Interested?

It will be a full time role for this period, and we are keen to appoint someone very quickly now. All expenses are paid, all kit and equipment provided and you may be eligible to become a tax exile from the UK for this race period also. You won't get rich but you will have an adventure you will never forget, if you can make it work. The ideal candidate would have the following skill set and ability - Good sailing experience, preferably offshore experience; Excellent filming skills; Excellent photography skills; Ability to record and edit audio and video files - while on board the yacht; Ability to learn the upload system on the yacht to send clips back to UK while sailing: Production of 3-5 top class photo's every day while on board the yacht; Production of one 30-second video clip for social media, edited on the yacht and uploaded to UK, possibly daily; Daily audio clips to be used for podcast - edited in UK weekly.

Clearly before any decisions are made we need to meet you as we cannot offer anyone a role without meeting them and deciding if we can work together, as it becomes very intense. There is one other aspect to now consider however, which is with UK possibly leaving the EU, it may complicate things - we just don't know at this stage of course. A UK passport is preferred but not essential; you must speak good English and have good written English too. Other languages also useful.

Please explain why you want to be part of this next adventure and what you can bring to our team. Make it good, as we really need to know what motivates you to want to do this...

BY THE WAY. In the past, we received a lot of applications, however, anyone who cannot bother to write a reason WHY they want to take this challenge on, won't even be read so don't waste your time sending us just a CV. Tell us your story because the interview starts right here....