Associate Online Producer

Associate Online Producer (Bangalore)

18/02/2017

Company description:

 

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest independent multimedia news provider, reaching more than one billion people every day. Over 2,500 journalists in nearly 200 locations around the globe deliver unparalleled international and national news coverage in 16 languages with speed, impartiality and insight to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world’s media organizations and directly to consumers on Reuters.com.  Reuters stays true to the letter and spirit of the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles, ensuring independence, integrity and freedom from bias.
 
If you believe you can bring something special to this role, we want to hear from you. You may have a non-traditional career path, education or background. If you meet the minimum qualifications for the role, let us know in a cover letter with your application. Reuters depends on diversity of thought and you could be just what we need.?
 
URL: http://www.thomsonreuters.com
 
 

Job Profile/Description:

Project Summary and Position Overview:

We are looking for a new-media journalist to join the 24X7 digital operations of Reuters, which operates one of world's largest and most credible business and news websites and an online business in serving large and small Internet clients. The successful candidate must have great sub-editing ability and clear-sighted news judgment to juggle, select and package from the hundreds of news stories hitting the wires every hour. Other than site management and content coordination, the online editor/producer will work closely with Reuters' main editorial services in deciding what the top stories will be on everything from politics and policy, business, markets, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.

 

Essential Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • The Online Editor/Producer will be part of the tight-knit team manning the Global Online desk in Bangalore, sub-editing/localising (or localizing!) and filing stories with relevant pictures for the Reuters Online Reports (OLR) and the reuters.com, reuters.co.uk and ca.reuters.com websites.
  • The producer should have a keen eye for detail and keep our target sophisticated news consumer business professional audience in mind while ensuring the website is updated with the latest and best stories, photos, slideshows and videos curated from the Reuters wires, photo and video service.
  • The Global Online Desk in Bangalore is a 24X7 operation and the team members work on 8-hr shifts that go round the clock. Night duties required.
  • We are the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage.
  • Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster.
  • We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.

 

Educational Qualification:  

  • Degree in Journalism/Mass Communication from a reputable university/institute.

 

Required Skills:

  • Experience of 1 to 3 years.
  • At least 1 years experience in a news agency, newspaper or TV newsroom
  • Impeccable writing; Strong news-editing and curation
  • Knowledge of economy, policy, markets, technology, sports and entertainment
  • Multimedia experience, i.e. basic html/CMS, using graphics and data to illustrate stories
  • Good at using editorial technology and at least a basic grounding in using our own products.

 

Preferred Skills:

  • High level of creativity, providing excellent packaging ideas for the web and thinking beyond the obvious
  • Strong team player, good communication skills
  • Fast and accurate editing and packaging for the web
  • Good at using editorial technology and at least a basic grounding in using our own products
  • Solid understanding of legal risks and strong ethics.

 

Mail To : Priyanka.konwar@thomsonreuters.com

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