JMSC Careers

South China Morning Post is looking for an Assistant International Editor (Ref: IL-EDT-AIE)

Responsibilities:

–to choose and commission foreign news stories, liaise with correspondents, rewrite copy, monitor news stories and fill in as international editor on a regular basis

Requirements:

–Strong understanding of international news

–experience with editing international news is preferred but of great importance is reliable news judgment, and an understanding of the news value of the SCMP

–At least five years experience on a metropolitan newspaper, news magazine, broadcast news service

–Some shift work is required.

Interested parties, please send CV with full career details, salary history, availability and expected salary to the Human Resources Division, 15/f, Somerset House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, or by email to career@scmp.com. Pleae mark “Private & Confidential” and quote reference (Ref: IL-EDT-AIE)

You may consider your application unsuccessful if you do not hear from SCMP within 4 weeks.

The Los Angeles Times is looking for an energetic Chinese news assistant in Beijing with strong English-language, good translation skills, keen research abilities and someone who is good with people. The ideal candidate also has curiosity, a good news sense, an ability to navigate around problems and a willingness to travel and adapt to a flexible schedule.
 
Candidates should have a pronounced curiosity about social, cultural and political changes occurring in China, be adept at writing letters and setting up appointments quickly, be able to do in-depth phone and internet research and be able to work with limited guidance.
 
Please send a cover letter and resume to Mark Magnier at latbeijing@yahoo.com.

McClatchy Newspapers looking for full-time news assistant

McClatchy, the third-largest newspaper chain in the United
States, is looking for an energetic news assistant to begin work
immediately.

This job involves working closely with a resident foreign
correspondent, and with a broader team of journalists during the
period of the Olympic Games.

Daily tasks include summarizing news from Chinese-language media,
arranging interviews, managing the office, and providing daily (and
even hourly) news tips from newspapers, television and the internet.
Candidates must search out news from a variety of online and print
sources, conduct their own interviews when needed, and attend and
summarize news conferences.

Applicants must speak and write English well, and be available for
frequent travel around China. Salary depends on experience and
ability. McClatchy pays the full range of benefits required by the
Diplomatic Service Bureau.

Please send resume to tjohnson@mcclatchydc.com or call Tim Johnson at
13501177203.

Classified Post is looking for a proactive and creative associate editor who is also a good manager.

Reporting to the editor, the deputy will be responsible for producing the editorial content of Classified Post and its website at a high standard, on budget and on time.

Responsibilities will include:
- Planning content, reporting, editing and proofreading as required
- Managing the production of a team of five as well as offering training and team building
- Developing and improving the product with new ideas for stories and columns
- Constant monitoring of competitors and similar overseas publications
- Coming up with ideas for booklets for our seminars and conferences, and seeing the booklets through the production process.
- Developing the pool of freelance correspondents and contributors

The ideal candidate should be creative, energetic, hard working, sociable and meticulous with an eye for detail, and should have:
- University education in journalism or related disciplines
- 7 years’ reporting or editorial experience in the media or publishing industry
- Interest and knowledge in management and management theories
- Good writing and editing skills at native English level

Hands-on PC and Chinese word processing skills are an asset, as is knowledge of Cantonese and Mandarin. Work experience in or knowledge of the recruitment market is an advantage.

Anyone interested in this position, please lodge your application with Andrea Zavadszky (andrea.zavadszky@scmp.com).

If you have a solid feel for business news, and knowledge of Asia markets, companies and business trends, you and The International Herald Tribune in Hong Kong, may be a great fit.

The Herald Trib is looking for an experienced, breaking news reporter to fill a new position, Assistant Business Editor, Asia. A key aspect of the job is writing bylined breaking business news for IHT.com, which would ultimately appear in the print edition of the IHT, and would be on offer for use by the IHT’s parent company on nytimes.com and in The New York Times. Your task is to focus on the biggest business stories of the day not the routine run of business developments.

As an assistant editor you are expected to contribute to the direction of our revamped iht.com/biz Web site by overseeing two online Web editors in Hong Kong who are making sure that the site is constantly updated with breaking news, video and multimedia. Excellent news judgment, writing
skills and speed are key qualities for the job. The individual would report to the business editor in Asia, also based in Hong Kong.

For more information, please send a resume and contact Tom Sims, IHT Asia business editor at tsims@iht.com

Hong Kong Economic Times is recruiting journalism students as the freelancers for her publication English Street. English Street is published three days a week and is read by secondary students who age from 12 to 18. It is sold at many secondary schools across the territory.

Students will have chance to practice their skill in reporting news and to write all types of feature articles. English Street covers news features and articles pegged to current news. This is a good chance for students to build some clippings and to practice their English writing skills.

Interested parties please contact Simon Lau (simonlau@hket.com) directly.

Special Reports of the South China Morning Post is looking for experienced writers to join its team of freelance journalists.

Candidates will be responsible for the following:
- To conduct interviews, create winning stories and contribute story ideas
- To coordinate with the editor when setting up interviews
- To conduct research, pre-interviews, prepare questions and closely follow the specific requirements for each assignment

The ideal candidate should have:
- At least three years’ experience in English language reporting with articles published in print
- Applicants should be familiar with at least one of the following beats: Banking and finance, business, property, technology, education, tourism or reporting on Macau and China.
- University education in journalism or related disciplines
- High degree of self-motivation, an eye for detail and an ability to meet tight deadlines
- Knowledge of Cantonese and Putunghua will be an advantage.

Applicants please send resume to thomas.chang@scmp.com. No clippings needed at this stage but please specify in which beat you are experienced.

The South China Morning Post is looking for an experienced journalist for their bureau in Guangdong Province. The candidate must have fluent Putonghua, good written and spoken English, and at least three years of experience in journalism, preferably covering social, environmental and economic developments in the Pearl River Delta. The candidate should also have a sound knowledge of cross-border development in Hong Kong and Guangdong. Frequent travel is required.

Interested candidates should send CV, salary history, availability and expected salary to Human Resources Division, 15/F, Somerset House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong or by email to career@scmp.com.

A fulltime position is open now at the South China Morning Post’s Special Reports desk for a young, energetic and ambitious journalist.

The person will be involved in all aspects of journalistic work, covering everything from banking to education, property and lifestyle, producing broadsheet, tabloid and glossy supplements. Here is the job description from the SCMP:

Reporter, Special Reports

Duty:

• Reporting to the Associate Editor of Special Reports, the incumbent will report on general topics, including social issues, finance, human interest, services and products and conduct research for some of the supplements.
• The right candidate should understand newspaper design as responsibilities include organising photo shoots and suggesting photos for publication.
• Those having an understanding of finance, the property market and/or education will be at an advantage.

Requirements:

• University graduate
• Native English level of writing
• Fluency in English and Cantonese
• Minimum two years’ experience in English-language reporting and feature writing with articles published in print
• Experience in doing research for articles
• Disciplined, team player with high degree of self-motivation, attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines

Those interested please send resume to associate editor Mary Luk at mary.luk@scmp.com