Desk Editor

Thomson Reuters Corp.; Manila; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career

Learning & development

Competitive benefits

Award-winning coverage

Job summary

Thomson Reuters Corp. in Manila seeks an ambitious Desk Editor to join our fast-paced Global News Desk. The role requires weekend and evening shifts as part of the position.

You will craft sharp headlines and ledes, edit stories, and work with editors to fill gaps for a wide readership including financial clients and major media. You should have strong news judgment, precision in writing, and the ability to enforce Reuters’ standards for accuracy, brevity, and sourcing.

Qualifications

• Experience as a reporter or production editor.
• Business or finance background is a plus.
• Write and edit quickly with accuracy.
• Familiarity with SEO and web analytics is a plus.
• Experience editing newsletters is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit breaking news quickly for a global audience.
• Copyedit longer initiatives that may take more than a day.
• Ensure stories are balanced with fair comment and visuals.
• Collaborate with colleagues around the world.

Skills

Copy editing

News judgment

SEO

Multimedia

Team collaboration

Job description

Reuters is looking for an ambitious copy editor to work on our fast‑paced Global News Desk. Expect to work alongside award‑winning journalists in a global news organization long recognized for its commitment to accuracy and fairness. The role is posted for Manila; you will be expected to work some weekend and evening shifts as part of this position.

We’re looking for a sharp journalist who is adept at crafting and honing stories that span geographies, industries and markets; from scoops and breaking news to wrap writing on major news stories, quick‑turn analyses and insights. The position demands an understanding of the needs of Reuters’ wide audience, from financial and professional clients to the world’s biggest media organizations and digital publishers, and a willingness to help lead us to new readers. This is the role for you if you’re ready to experiment with new story formats and tools. Crafting sharp headlines, ledes and nut paragraphs are essential skills, as is spotting gaps in the file and working with news editors to fill them.

We’re looking for someone who writes with precision and can enforce Reuters’ high standards for accuracy, brevity, clarity, fair comment, impartiality and sourcing.

About The Role

As a Desk Editor, you will:

• Write and edit breaking news stories from around the globe while producing clean, engaging stories at speed.
• Copyedit longer initiative stories for a global audience that may take more than a day.
• Ensure every story is balanced and includes fair comment, alongside engaging visuals for the stories you’re editing.
• Collaborate with colleagues around the world.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Desk Editor if you:

• Have experience as a reporter or production editor; a track record in business or finance is a plus but by no means necessary.
• Can write accurately and at speed and enjoy copy editing.
• Have digital and multimedia expertise and familiarity with the needs of a digital audience; experience optimizing stories for search (SEO) and other platforms, as well as an understanding of analytics, are a plus.
• Have strong news judgment and ability to shape a story by asking smart questions and challenging premises.
• Can remain calm under pressure, with the ability to make quick and sound decisions in a fast‑paced environment.
• Possess good communication and diplomacy skills, a strong team ethic, and enjoy collaboration.
• Experience with editing newsletters is a plus.

What’s in it For You?

Benefits

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: On‑the‑job learning and coaching; we also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market‑leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize‑winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award‑winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.