Job Openings
Junior Staff Writer
Location: |
New Delhi, India |
Department: |
Editorial |
Type: |
Full Time |
About the Job:
Brain Gain is looking for a Junior Staff Writer to handle various administrative duties and editorial operations for the Brain Gain Magazine (www.braingainmag.com). The ideal candidate will use this position as a launching point for other opportunities in the editorial department -- including reporting, research, Web production, data management or technical operations -- but must also demonstrate excellent organization skills and the ability to perform other journalism duties as assigned under deadline pressure.
Responsibilities Include:
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Research and write news and straight forward short stories, analysis and narrative, in accordance with identified style and structure
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Fact-checking articles under tight deadline
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Aiding staff reporters and editors in support of articles and special projects published in the magazine and on the site
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Contributing content to our blogs
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Pitching story ideas and writing short articles for online publication
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Coding and posting stories to our web site
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Researching photographs to accompany stories
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Promoting content via social networking sites
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Participating in editorial meetings for the web site
Minimum Qualification:
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Candidate should have a degree in journalism or a related field, with 0-3 years of experience with newspapers or other daily publications preferred.
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Excellent writing skills (and the ability to write quickly and accurately), preferably demonstrated via published media outlets
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Sophisticated understanding of how to find news and information for a particular audience
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Experience and desire to pursue complex research and fact-checking projects
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Online blogging and multimedia skills (video and audio editing experience is a plus)
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Exceptional attention to detail
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The ability to work both independently and as part of a team and in a fast-paced work environment
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Strong interest in education and familiarity with educational news sites and blogs
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Must take initiative, share responsibilities and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
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Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
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Ability to analyze reader trends and statistics.
This job will make you happiest if you are comfortable with the urgency of news deadlines and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Please submit a one-page resume along with 2 writing samples to
hr@braingainmag.com
About Braingainmag.com:
This is an online magazine targeted toward students in India/South Asia, ages 17-30 who aspire to study abroad. The magazine has a global reach and provides unique, unrivalled insight into academic, professional, social and cultural life abroad.