Journalist

Job Description for Journalist, MIG :

• Research, pitch, and develop relevant story ideas
• Writing stories for online / magazines
• Editing articles and putting them in a proper shape, with headlines, sub-heads, intros, graphs, charts and illustrations as needed, in accordance with British English
• Participating proactively in editorial meetings with ideas and suggestions for articles, dossiers and themes
• Making the pagination for each issue
• Contribute to MIG and India Outbound social media improvement and content.
• Liaising with editors, sub-editors, designers and photographers to coordinate proper and timely delivery of articles and photographs for each article
• Verifying statements and facts in the articles
• Proofing and making corrections in the articles at all stages up to publication (on paper or digital)
• Researching articles and Stay updated with current affairs, trends, and industry developments.
• Editing / Writing for publication on a tight deadline
• Building contacts and sources for use in future stories
• Fact-checking the information given to you by a source
• Creating blog publications
• Learn multimedia capabilities

Skills Required

Editing, Writing, Research