Assistant News Editor

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 : -

Educational Qualifications : Graduation degree in any discipline preferably in English with degree or diploma in journalism / mass communication

Experience – 6 to 10 years

Knowledge and Skills :

Language skills

Well-read and proficient in written and spoken English.

Good news sense.

Tech savvy to keep up with the new software’s being introduced