Deputy Editor (News and Current Affairs)
ABS-CBN Corporation
- Quezon City, PhilippinesGround Floor ELJ Building, ABS-CBN Compound, Mother Ignacia Avenue, 1100 Metro Manila, Quezon City, Metro Manila, PhilippinesQuezon CityMetro ManilaPhilippinesPhilippines
- Full timeFULL_TIME
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Job Description
The Deputy Editor will provide leadership capacity in setting the news agenda in the assigned area of specialization. This will include searching and editing of local, national or foreign news that affects public interest. He will produce special editorial projects as assigned, such as but not limited to: special microsites, special research initiatives, polls, chats, among others. He will prepare and implement strategies to develop the section in terms of content and marketable products.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
- Execute special editorial projects assigned and agreed by the HEAD, News Digital Media and/or the Editor-in-Chief including, but not limited to:
- Investigative reports
- Special microsites
- Special research initiatives
- Polls (where applicable)
- Chats (where applicable)
- Ensures that key sections of the site are updated with latest content, responsible for planning and executing initiatives for the improvement of sections assigned
- Selects video packages from material aired on TV, repurposes, optimizes and nominates same edited content (text, video, etc.) to syndication partners, mobile, wap, and other platforms
- Responsible for editing and publishing all types of content published in key news sections
- Tags stories according to key subject matters, towards facilitating other ways to organize content
- Add links to related content within and outside the site and other graphics towards enhancing user experience
- Copy edits all the text-related content, including (a) all-text articles (b) text added to videos (c) others
- Selects and pushes content to other platforms, responsible for Section outlook
- Ensures that all content published follow best practices in digital publishing
Minimum Qualifications
- Has leadership abilities
- Able to prepare and implement strategies to develop the sections in terms of content and marketable products
- Comfortable / skilled not only in text, but also in video, graphics, chats, and other multimedia presentations
- Has excellent copy editing and writing skills
- Has excellent news sense for content pushed to online and mobile platforms
- Familiar with online platform. Preferably has presence in social media.
- Comfortable / skilled not only in text, but also in video, graphics, chats, and other multimedia presentations
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Mid-Senior Level / Manager
- Job Category
- Media and Creatives
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Sometimes
- Office Address
- Ground Floor ELJ Building, ABS-CBN Compound, Mother Ignacia Avenue, 1100 Metro Manila, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Industry
- Entertainment / Film / News and Current Affairs / Public Service / Publishing / Digital, etc.
- Vacancy
- 1 opening
- Website
- https://careers.abs-cbn.com/
About ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN is considered one of the country’s leading media and entertainment companies, with service offerings across the different platforms of media, servicing a wide array of customer segments.
As an organization, ABS-CBN affirms its mission of being in the service of the Filipino and all of its stakeholders worldwide. The company is driven to pioneer, innovate and adapt as it continues to provide information, news and entertainment that connects Filipinos with one another and with their community - wherever they may be. ABS-CBN is firmly committed to pursuing excellence.
ABS-CBN’s line of businesses include:
• Content Production and Distribution is comprised of content exhibition on free terrestrial television (TV), cable channels and on-line streaming platforms; global operations; films or movies; music; narrowcast; digital; print and on-line publications; and live events and concerts.
• News and public affairs programs; News delivery platforms
• The company delivers television programming outside of the Philippines to over 3 million viewers in North America, the Middle East, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and other countries in Asia, through the internet and the Company’s global distribution platform, TFC, using DTH satellite service, cable television channels, IPTV, mobile applications and video streaming services.
• Films
• Music
• Digital
• Live events and concerts
• Cable and broadband
Teams working in ABS-CBN live out these core values, collectively called “The Kapamilya Way”:
• Service Orientation
• Meritocracy
• Excellence
• Teamwork and Partnerships
• Teaching and Learning
• Honesty, Integrity, and Respect