Deputy/editor, International News - Singapore - Mediacorp Pte. Ltd.
Description
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Mediacorp is Singapore's largest content creator and national media network, operating a suite of TV channels, radio stations, and multiple digital platforms.
DESIGNATION :
Deputy/Editor, International News
RESPONSIBILITIES
We are looking for a creative, motivated and ambitious person to join our growing team at CNA-TV, home to the flagship news programmes _Asia First, Asia Tonight, Singapore Tonight_ and _World Tonight_, along with our morning-to-evening hourly newscast, _Asia Now_.
The Senior/Editor will report to our cohort of Supervising Editors, working to help design and set the agenda for bulletins that are fast-paced and focused on breaking down the biggest news and business stories making waves in the Asia-Pacific region.
Responsibilities:
- Assign and edit stories, with a sharp focus on maintaining accuracy, quality and zero errors
- Conceptualise graphics, including augmented reality graphics, to tell stories in a more dynamic and interactive manner
- Subedit scripts and graphics
- Help lead the production of news programmes by assigning stories to writers, coordinating graphics requests, planning sequences with studio crews and executing live television
- Work with various teams to plan for future shows and live events, using graphics and video to turn ideas into captivating and thoughtprovoking visual programming
- Pitch ideas that focus on the reporting of global developments with Asian perspectives, in line with our goal to help our audience 'Understand Asia'
- Train and mentor junior staff members
QUALIFICATIONS
Requirements:
- At least fivetoseven years of experience working in a fastpaced newsroom
- Be creative, be bold and be a visual storyteller, while encouraging and cultivating those qualities in others around you
- Possess a strong understanding of the big stories in APAC and elsewhere in the world, with an ability to explain and contextualise information for an Asian audience
- Ability to handle the pressures that go along with a 24hour news channel
- Be an organised person and a highlevel multitasker
- Work well in a team environment
- Be prepared to work irregular hours
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