Sub-editor

Salary range : 30,000 - 38,000 per month

Email address : [email protected]

Role Overview:

The role includes editing, page-making, coordinating with over 100 rural reporters, and ensuring timely delivery of ready to print pages. The Sub-Editor will also contribute to creating innovative and reader-focused pages, supporting business goals like advertisement and circulation of Solapur edition, and helping retain and grow readership in the Solapur region. The job also involves translating and editing news stories and articles from agencies and other sources, managing daily news and feature pages independently, coordinating with other editions for regional stories, and writing news reports, articles, and features for daily use.

Job Responsibilities

Editorial Accuracy & Quality

•Edit and rewrite copy to improve readability and factual accuracy.

•Ensure consistency with the house style, tone, and grammar.

•Rewrite or restructure articles under tight deadlines while preserving journalistic integrity.

Layout & Design Coordination

•Work closely with the design desk to ensure optimal use of space.

•Write sharp, engaging headlines, captions, and blurbs to improve story impact.

•Optimize content flow for print layout and reader engagement.

Fact-Checking & Compliance

•Verify sources, facts, names, and statistics before publication.

•Ensure adherence to legal and ethical standards in news reporting.

•Maintain compliance with internal editorial policies.

Team Collaboration

•Liaise with reporters, photographers, and senior editors for seamless editorial workflow.

•Assist in training junior staff or interns if required.

•Support special editions, supplements, or last-minute content changes.

Required and Desired Skills & Experience

•Educational Qualifications: Graduate/Postgraduate in Journalism, Mass Communication, or related fields.

•Technical Skills: Strong command over language (Marathi and/or English), Knowledge of editorial production, Familiarity with journalistic standards and press laws

•Soft Skills: Editorial judgment and decision-making, Time management and deadline orientation, Attention to detail and multitasking abilities

•Desired: Exposure to digital newsrooms or multimedia content, Ability to write or translate content across formats or languages

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person