Principal Digital Content Producer(Tamil Lifestyle)

Principal Digital Content Producer (Tamil-Lifestyle)

Job Title : Principal Digital Content Producer- Lifestyle

Location : Bengaluru

EXPERIENCE : 10-12 years

About Times Internet

At Times Internet, we create premium digital products that simplify and enhance the lives of millions. As India’s largest digital products company, we have a significant presence across a wide range of categories, including News, Sports, Fintech, and Enterprise solutions.

Our portfolio features market-leading and iconic brands such as TOI, ET, NBT, Cricbuzz, Times Prime, Times Card, Indiatimes, Whatshot, Abound, Willow TV, Techgig and Times Mobile among many more. Each of these products is crafted to enrich your experiences and bring you closer to your interests and aspirations.

As an equal opportunity employer, Times Internet strongly promotes inclusivity and diversity. We are proud to have achieved overall gender pay parity in 2018, verified by an independent audit conducted by Aon Hewitt.

We are driven by the excitement of new possibilities and are committed to bringing innovative products, ideas, and technologies to help people make the most of every day. Join us and take us to the next level!

About the Business Unit

The Languages business encompasses all non-English or Indic Brands within the Times Internet portfolio, featuring a presence in eight regional languages across India, including Navbharat Times in Hindi, Maharashtra Times in Marathi, Vijay Karnataka in Kannada, Samayam in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, and I am Gujarat.

Our Languages division stands as the fastest-growing regional content platform in India. We have an audience base of 180 million users, with approximately one in every four Indians engaging with Times Internet Languages Platforms. We are the leading news and information player in the Indic Languages category on Comscore. We have maintained this dominance for several years now.

Diversity is at the heart of our community. Our audience is predominantly young, primarily below the age of 34 and has a strong female presence. We have a strong presence on social platforms with 24Mn followers on Facebook and 14Mn subscribers on Youtube, as on 15th Apr’24.

We've recently expanded our portfolio with two new brands. ET Regional, an extension of The Economic Times into Indic languages, positioned as the go-to hub for financially savvy users from diverse linguistic backgrounds. Additionally, we launched TimesXP, a video-first platform for Indic languages, with a vision to democratize internet access for unlettered audiences.

About the Role :

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Writer to join our Tamil Lifestyle team at Samayam Tamil. The ideal candidate will bring 10–12 years of professional writing experience, including substantial time spent in print media, and possess a strong background in lifestyle journalism. This role demands excellent command over the Tamil language and the ability to create engaging, reader-friendly, and impactful lifestyle content.

Work Responsibilities :

• Write, edit, and curate high-quality lifestyle stories across categories such as health, fashion, food, travel, relationships, and culture.
• Ideate fresh and trending story concepts that resonate with Tamil readers.
• Adapt long-form print media sensibilities into digital-friendly storytelling formats.
• Work closely with the editorial team to maintain the highest quality and accuracy standards.
• Ensure stories are optimized for digital platforms without compromising authenticity and creativity.

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