Junior Content Editor / Junior Content Writer

Amrit Vichar; Moradabad, Bareilly, Haldwani; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Amrit Vichar is seeking an experienced Hindi news editor to edit, rewrite, and proofread stories for publication. You will craft headlines, intros, captions, and highlights, while ensuring linguistic accuracy and editorial compliance.

The role requires collaborating with reporters and designers to deliver timely content under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate has strong Hindi language skills, a solid grasp of editorial standards, and hands-on experience with newsroom workflows and InDesign.

Qualifications

• Experience in Hindi news editing, copy editing, content writing, or newsroom operations.
• Excellent command of Hindi language, grammar, spelling, and editorial standards.
• Strong ability to edit, rewrite, proofread, and enhance news copy while maintaining accuracy and readability.

Responsibilities

• Editing, rewriting, and proofreading Hindi news stories for linguistic accuracy and editorial excellence.
• Writing impactful headlines, sub-heads, intros, captions, and highlights in newspaper style.
• Reviewing copies for language quality, grammar, objectivity, and adherence to standards.

Skills

Hindi editing

Copy editing

Content writing

Newsroom operations

Adobe InDesign

Hindi Unicode typing

Deadline-driven

Editorial standards

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Key Responsibilities & Expertise

• Editing, rewriting, and proofreading Hindi news stories to ensure linguistic accuracy, factual correctness, and editorial excellence.
• Writing impactful headlines, sub-heads, intros, captions, and highlights in accordance with newspaper style and reader preferences.
• Reviewing news copies for language quality, grammar, news value, objectivity, and adherence to editorial standards.
• Processing and refining copies received from reporters, district correspondents, news agencies, and bureau offices for publication.
• Converting raw field reports into clear, concise, and publication-ready news content.
• Ensuring accuracy of facts, names, designations, figures, locations, and other critical information before publication.
• Coordinating closely with reporters, bureau chiefs, page designers, and the editorial desk to ensure timely and accurate news flow.
• Prioritizing and editing local, state, national, political, crime, civic, and feature stories based on newsworthiness and space requirements.
• Maintaining consistency in language, style, tone, and editorial policies across all published content.
• Working efficiently under strict newspaper deadlines to finalize pages for print publication.
• Monitoring agency feeds, reporter inputs, and emerging news developments to support comprehensive news coverage.
• Ensuring balanced, reader-focused, and high-quality journalism that upholds the credibility and reputation of the newspaper.
• Contributing to increased readership through engaging presentation, strong news judgment, and professionally polished Hindi content.

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience in Hindi news editing, copy editing, content writing, or newsroom operations.
• Excellent command of Hindi language, grammar, spelling, and editorial standards.
• Strong ability to edit, rewrite, proofread, and enhance news copy while maintaining accuracy and readability.
• Sound understanding of local, state, national, political, crime, and current affairs coverage.
• Proficiency in writing impactful headlines, intros, captions, and news summaries.
• Experience working with Adobe InDesign and familiarity with newspaper page-making and print production workflows.
• Proficient in Hindi Unicode typing, with good typing speed and accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively under strict newspaper deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
• Strong fact-checking skills and attention to detail to ensure editorial accuracy and credibility.
• Familiarity with digital publishing platforms and online news content management systems will be an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal and coordination skills for working with reporters, correspondents, page designers, and editorial teams.