Title: Copy Editor
Company Name: News Agency / Magazine
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mass Communication Journalism
∎ Graduation/ Post Graduation (preferably in Journalism or English)
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Content writing, Copy writing/ Script Writing, News editor
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
Newspaper/Magazine, Online Newspaper/ News Portal
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Edit copy, written by reporters or features writers, to remove spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.
∎ Rewriting material so that it flows or reads better and adheres to the house style.
∎ Write headlines, picture captions and story summaries.
∎ Ensure that a story fits a particular word count by cutting or expanding material as necessary.
∎ Write headlines that capture the essence of the story or are clever or amusing.
∎ Maintain communication with reporters, journalists, and editors.
∎ Check facts and stories to ensure they are accurate, adhere to copyright laws, are not libelous or go against the publication's policy.
∎ Crop photos and decide where to use them for best effect and writing picture captions.
∎ Work on a page plan to ensure that the right stories appear in the correct place.
∎ Ensure that stories are the right length and correctly placed on pages.
∎ Follow the Code of Conduct of Newsroom.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 28 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Need to work swiftly and quickly with attention to detail
∎ High quality English writing and editing skills
∎ Good news judgement
∎ Knowledge on new media
∎ Must be tech savvy and understand SEO writing style
∎ Must understand news packaging (understanding what illustrations to add with text stories)
∎ Must stay up to date with latest trends, patterns and stories
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Performance bonus
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
Application Deadline: May 6, 2020
Company Information:
∎ News Agency / Magazine
Category: Media/Advertisement/Event Mgt.
Read Before Apply: Candidate must be fluent in English
Source: bdjobs.com