Head of Editing Desk Chinese Language News Service-NEW00001743
Description
Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com http://www.thomsonreuters.com/
Reuters Chinese Language News Service is looking for a top-notch sub-editor to run its editing desk in Greater China, ensuring timings are won, complex policies are explained and enough communication is done with domestic and international service colleagues in Greater China. The successful candidate is required to implement strictly Reuters standards and value into our day-to-day file, making sure it fully meets Reuters trust principle. He or she must guarantee our stories are properly sourced, and our analyses have the right structure, regional perspective and cross-asset angle required for our clients across Greater China. The successful candiate needs to work closely with the Chinese Service's translation team to create more synergy and get heavily involved in newsplanning, be a champion on new editorial and technologies and provide proper feedback to the work of sub-editors and reporters.
Responsibilities
* Help to provide day-to-day leadership through newsplanning and feedback
* Set, communicate and enforce Reuters news standards and strategies
* Edit and file stories
* Help achieve timing targets for the Chinese service team
* Promote Reuters Chinese news to divisional heads, local sales and clients
* Liaise with senior colleagues to provide mentorship, coaching and tutorials to staffers
Qualifications
* Strong news judgement. Can make stories sing and see the big picture
* A person with ideas, strategies and high standards -- and the organisational skills to implement them.
* A self-starter who sets priorities and sticks to them.
* A leader who works with reporters and sub-editors to produce a top-notch news file.
* Strong people skills. Able to work under pressure.
* At least five years of editing/filing experience with a credible news organisation
Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.
Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.
Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Primary Location: China-Shanghai-Shanghai
Apply here.
Description
Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com http://www.thomsonreuters.com/
Reuters Chinese Language News Service is looking for a top-notch sub-editor to run its editing desk in Greater China, ensuring timings are won, complex policies are explained and enough communication is done with domestic and international service colleagues in Greater China. The successful candidate is required to implement strictly Reuters standards and value into our day-to-day file, making sure it fully meets Reuters trust principle. He or she must guarantee our stories are properly sourced, and our analyses have the right structure, regional perspective and cross-asset angle required for our clients across Greater China. The successful candiate needs to work closely with the Chinese Service's translation team to create more synergy and get heavily involved in newsplanning, be a champion on new editorial and technologies and provide proper feedback to the work of sub-editors and reporters.
Responsibilities
* Help to provide day-to-day leadership through newsplanning and feedback
* Set, communicate and enforce Reuters news standards and strategies
* Edit and file stories
* Help achieve timing targets for the Chinese service team
* Promote Reuters Chinese news to divisional heads, local sales and clients
* Liaise with senior colleagues to provide mentorship, coaching and tutorials to staffers
Qualifications
* Strong news judgement. Can make stories sing and see the big picture
* A person with ideas, strategies and high standards -- and the organisational skills to implement them.
* A self-starter who sets priorities and sticks to them.
* A leader who works with reporters and sub-editors to produce a top-notch news file.
* Strong people skills. Able to work under pressure.
* At least five years of editing/filing experience with a credible news organisation
Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.
Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.
Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Primary Location: China-Shanghai-Shanghai
Apply here.
