Assistant News Editor [20 / 10 / 2025]

About the Hiring Function

The Times of India is the flagship publication of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. It is the world’s largest English broadsheet daily newspaper and covers a wide range of news interests like political, business, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, etc. TOI is built on the key principle to question conventional wisdom and present a comprehensive perspective to the reader for the news around us. The TOI Editorial function is the driving force behind the generation of content that shapes the reader experience. With a focus on news and analysis, this function constantly endeavours to implement path-breaking ideas and drive value-creation innovations.

Roles & Responsibilities : -

• Edit articles, select photos and give story ideas, give headlines and captions and edit copies.
• Liaise with reporters for graphic matter and stories and with photographers for photos to ensure that no important stories are missed, and readers get correct picture of an event.
• Make pages, give correct and catchy headlines, give smart taglines adages and provide informative captions and make attractive and informative graphics and edit and rewrite stories to produce error-free, informative and attractive pages.
• Make pages, draw dummies for the assigned edition, decide on stories and pictures to be taken to produce a visually pleasing page.
• Scan the agencies and make a list of relevant stories which are not being covered by reporters to maintain the paper’s edge over competitors and ensure that no story is missed

Education and Experience Required : -

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