Assistant Editor for National Desk

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KyivFull-Time
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Required Skills
Editing

Requirements

  • Strong command of English language (fluent or native)
  • Native or strong command of Ukrainian language (being able to read and understand news reports and original news sources in Ukrainian)
  • Full understanding of Western news style, in terms of language and story structure
  • Experience working as an editor for online publications
  • Good understanding of news and current affairs in Ukraine and the region
  • Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with rigorous accuracy
  • Ability to communicate effectively with team members and external stakeholders
  • Experience working with various social media platforms and understanding of audience engagement tools and methods will be considered an advantage
  • A strong devotion to our values and journalism standards

Responsibilities

  • Providing guidance to reporters as they develop stories
  • Editing news stories and features for the Kyiv Independent
  • Coming up with exclusive story ideas
  • Participating in the forward planning of content production in different formats (including text, video and audio)
  • Editing and uploading news feed updates
  • Providing creative input for commercial production upon request
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