MediaTech Support is a start-up company offering support and multimedia services to independent editorial teams working for the world's leading English-language media.
Located in Skopje, Macedonia, we already have an established relationship with our clients who are engaged in generating independent news for international publications.
We offer multimedia services and content ranging from pictures and video through to news items. We also offer related services such as IT support, statistics and graphic design.
We have a team of qualified professionals supporting the journalistic and editorial work of our clients and our team is growing all the time.
Looking to expand our team, we are searching for motivated candidates to fill in the position of:
Illustration Editor for Asia Desk, working in English.
Details about the position / responsibilities:
The person will be working locally with other junior reporting staff, and directly under the chief editor of one of our client agencies in a remote capacity, training to become his deputy.
They will be responsible for assisting in the editing and preparing of content written in English for distribution to our global client list. This includes articles to be written on a wide variety of topics in Asia, ranging from general interest through to domestic affairs, politics to sports and society. All the elements of the story including video and pictures as well as the text need to be woven together seamlessly, and an awareness of writing for an international audience and an awareness of legal issues is an advantage. The role also involves day-to-day administration of the agency in general.
The successful candidate will need to display strong self-discipline and excellent time management ability; they need to pay attention to detail and accuracy, and be able to distinguish facts from unverified claims, and main issues from side issues.
Skills needed / requirements:
- A keen interest in journalism as well as news judgement in being able to distinguish a strong story from a weak one.
- The ability to produce news items at a professional level and fluency in English and Mandarin are essential. Proficiency in other major East Asian languages is a plus.
- To be able to prioritise, multitask, and eager to (qickly) learn new skills/roles. Take initiatives, question issues, be a problem solver.
- Also, an eye for detail and a critical mind, and to be able to work both independently and to cooperate on tasks with a variety of other people in our online news desk.
Benefits:
- Working with a team of fellow professionals looking to bring something new onto the journalistic landscape.
- Working with a team of highly motivated individuals on a new project aimed at restoring journalistic values and independence.
- Tackling fake news and generating original content. Friendly working environment.
If you find this opportunity interesting, have the skills and most of all, you want to be part of an organisation that gives you the opportunity to make an impact in the journalism world, please submit your up-to-date CV to the following email address: [најави се за да го видиш е-маилот] , subject “Illustration Editor for Asia Desk”.