July 2 -- We are still accepting applications these few weeks, especially for writers.
Join the Focus Taiwan/CNA English News team!
We are looking for a full-time COPY EDITOR and several full-time WRITERS for Focus Taiwan, the English department of CNA’s Foreign Language News Center.
Applicants should send an English (or Chinese) resume and/or cover letter to the following email address. Shortlisted applicants will be required to take a news writing or editing test.
**Email/inquiry: cnafnc2@gmail.com
Salary: Negotiable (in line with work experience)
Benefits, hours: In compliance with Taiwan's Labor Standards Act
Location: CNA office in Taipei (See the attached photo) https://goo.gl/maps/WWyc5UpJiM9Bju4X9
A. Copy Editor Position:
Requirements:
-- A bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism or a related field
-- A background in English news writing and editing, preferably with some experience editing the work of non-native English writers.
-- Native English speaker; Chinese language proficiency a plus
-- Able to function efficiently under time and deadline pressure
-- Willing to work late night shifts and on some weekends
-- Flexible with regard to work hours and days off
-- Able to work as a team with shift leaders and other copy editors to ensure quality content
The job:
The editor will be required to edit news stories in the English language department, checking the grammar, punctuation, and structure and making other changes where necessary.
He/she will also be asked to write and edit headlines for the news stories, edit captions, and occasionally check video scripts.
The copy editor will specifically be expected to:
-- Become familiar with the style rules of CNA, as well as with the rules and restrictions associated with headline writing.
-- Ensure that all news stories have proper grammar, punctuation, structure, content, clarity, accuracy and balance.
-- Answer questions by writers and shift leaders about style, grammar and other aspects of English news writing.
B. Writer Position:
Requirements:
-- Native or near native English and Chinese proficiency
-- A bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, foreign languages or a related field
-- Experience writing English news stories
-- Willing to work night shifts and on weekends
-- Able to work in a fast-paced newsroom and meet tight deadlines.
The job:
The writer will be assigned Chinese news stories by the shift leaders and are required to rewrite the stories in English.
He/she will also be asked to write captions, do voiceovers for videos, create graphics, and manage the FocusTaiwan website’s backend and social media accounts.
The writer will specifically be expected to:
-- Ensure that all news stories have proper structure, content, clarity, accuracy and balance
-- Research and fact-check the information in the Chinese news stories by sometimes making calls, conducting interviews, or sifting through official information on government websites
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