Job Opening: Copy Editor for Cebu Daily News (Inquirer Publications, Philippines)

21 December 2010
Job Opening: Copy Editor for Cebu Daily News (Inquirer Publications, Philippines)
Deadline: 19 February 2011

Cebu Daily News is in the business of providing relevant news, information and entertainment to Filipino readers through its various tailored publications. Each newspaper is designed to address the different needs and interests of specific groups, thus providing advertisers alternative platforms to reach their target market.

Cebu’s most affluent and influential professionals rely on Cebu Daily News for their daily dose of comprehensive local, national, international, business, sports and lifestyle news. As the only fearless and independent newspaper, the news and views are always relevant, hard-hitting, and people-oriented. From being a local community paper, Cebu Daily News has since gone regional, with distribution reaching out to Bohol, Siquijor, Negros Oriental and Leyte, proving that CDN is truly the biggest regional daily in the Visayas. The year 2007 saw CDN win the Best Community Paper and Best in Economic and Business Reporting awards from the Philippine Press Institute.

COPY EDITOR (Cebu City)

We are looking for word smiths with the following qualifications:

* Above average skill in written English
* With 2 years editing experience in a news organization
* Critical thinking, accuracy, initiative and creativity
* An appetite for current events and issues with wide reading habits
* A commitment to Journalism
* Lay out and page design skills preferred
* Bachelor's degree graduate
* Applicants should be Filipino citizens or hold relevant residence status.

An ideal candidate must be able to:

* Work in the evening and holidays
* Thrive under the pressure of daily deadlines
* Place high value in Public Service and ethical conduct

Interested applicants may send their application letter and resume with recent photo and TOR to:

Human Resources Department Inquirer Publications Inc.
Kaohsiung Rd. corner S. Osmeña St
North Reclammation Area, Cebu City
email: jgenterone@inquirerpublications.ph

More information here.
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