Copy Editor, Newsroom at China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Job description

Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensuring all scripts distributed are accurate and adhere to CGTN style, attribution, balance, clarity, context, conversational style, creativity, grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Provide all writers and producers tactful and constructive feedback about their scripts both in real-time and post-shift
• Oversee writing work flow to ensure scripts are completed within deadlines
• Experience working in live broadcasting

Educational Background and Experience

• Post-graduate degree in communications, journalism or English
• Minimum 5 years’ copy editing experience (preferably in broadcast media)
• Keen interest in international and African news/events
• Ability to condense complicated topics in simple, colloquial language
• Ability to summarize lengthy wire copy into short, sharp broadcast-style sentences
• Possess an understanding of and appreciation for a multinational, multi-cultural work environment

Skills / Qualifications Required

• Must have excellent writing and editorial skills with exceptional command of the English language
• A passion for writing
• Good eye for detail
• Work well under pressure
• Be a team player
• Have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.