Desk Editor

TRSS; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a talented Desk Editor to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will shape compelling news stories, ensuring they meet high editorial standards and resonate with both professional clients and general readers. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, working closely with reporters to deliver accurate and engaging content. This role offers the chance to grow within a global company committed to journalistic integrity and excellence. If you're passionate about news and have a keen eye for detail, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Global Career Opportunities

On-the-job Learning and Coaching

Paid Volunteering Days

Work Alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalists

Qualifications

• 5-15 years of experience editing business news.
• Strong background in editing and simplifying complex material.

Responsibilities

• Edit and reshape stories with dynamic prose and strong news judgment.
• Ensure stories meet standards for accuracy, speed, and clarity.

Skills

Editing Skills

News Judgment

Communication Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or Related Field

Job description

Desk Editor, Reuters Bangalore

The Reuters Bangalore bureau, the largest Reuters news operation in the world, has set a global benchmark for producing real-time company and markets news at speed. The Bangalore Desk is an integral part of this operation, editing every story produced in the bureau and providing hands-on editorial guidance to hundreds of reporters who are covering companies and markets from Sydney to San Francisco. The editing team, which operates 24x5, is also integrated with the Global News Desk, editing stories from other locations as well.

About the Role

We are looking for a Desk Editor with exceptional editing skills and news judgment. And as a Desk Editor, you will:

• Edit, rewrite and reshape stories with dynamic prose and strong news judgment; ensure stories have context and actionable content for clients; produce sharp headlines, punchy leads and overall lively writing;
• Ensure that stories meet Reuters’ standards for accuracy, speed, balance and clarity;
• Enforce Reuters’ high editorial and ethical standards, adhering to style, guidelines and policies laid out by the Reuters Trust Principles and the Reuters Handbook of Journalist.

About you

The ideal candidate will be:

• Adept at performing quickly under pressure as they work with reporters and news editors to produce compelling stories that appeal both to professional clients who rely on Reuters to help make investment decisions and general readers who access Reuters news through Reuters.com and media outlets worldwide.
• An individual who has a strong background in editing, preferably company news, with an eye for detail and the ability to simplify and explain often-complex material.
• Will have 5-15 years of experience editing business news. Reporters with proven writing skills will also be considered.
• An ability to multi-task and deliver under pressure.
• Strong communication skills along with a Diverse & Inclusive mindset.

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What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• 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.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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.

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