Copyeditor

About Company:

Navbharat Times (NBT) is a leading Hindi-language daily published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Started during the pre-independence era in 1946, NBT has a presence in markets like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kanpur (Lucknow) and is the No.1 Hindi language daily in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The NBT Editorial function is dedicated to upholding the publication's reputation by delivering high-quality, unbiased journalism. Through its focus on providing relevant and insightful content, the NBT Editorial function empowers readers to stay informed of the latest local as well as national/ international news and entertainment and lifestyle content.

Summary:

Co-ordinate with reporters and photographers to generate all important stories, package and slot to ensure no important stories are missed out, make pages and give catchy captions, straps ensuring a high quality and engaging edition.

Roles & Reponsibilities:

• Edit copies, select photos and give graphic ideas, headlines and captions.
• Liaise with reporters for graphic matter and stories and with photographers for photos to offer our readers a value-added and differentiated product.
• Draw layout dummies for the assigned pages/edition, decide on stories and pictures to be taken to produce a visually pleasing page.
• Make pages, give catchy headlines, give smart tagline adages and informative captions, and make attractive and informative graphics and edit and rewrite stories to produce error-free, informative and attractive pages.
• Scan agencies for relevant stories which are not being covered by reporters to maintain the papers edge over competitors and ensure that no story is missed.

Experience & Education:

• Years of Experience: 2 to 4 Years.
• Graduation degree in any discipline preferably in English with degree or diploma in journalism/mass communication.