All applicants must possess the following skills:
· 3-5 years relevant experience
· Ability to write impeccable, conversational copies that are smart, engaging, timely, and accurate
· Creative, outside-the-box thinker
· A knack for finding new and interesting stories within beats
· Ability to stay organized, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure, while adapting to fast-paced organizational changes
· Understand Business Insider’s audience and writing style
· Experience using Photoshop and content management systems is a plus, but not required
Startup and IT Correspondent
Location: Bangalore
· 3-5 yrs experience covering StartUps and the IT Sector
· Ability to break news and write out of the box stories from within the beat
· A good hold and understanding of developments in most companies based out of Bangalore
· In-roads in to top and mid-management levels of all big IT companies
· Writing interesting human stories from these companies
· Ability to closely track and report on all trends and happening in start-ups
· Covering IT and Start-Up events in Bangalore
Economy and Finance Correspondent
Location: Delhi
· 3-5 yrs experience covering economic and financial sector developments
· In-roads in to the Finance Ministry for all big economy/financial policy related news
· In-roads into most big Banks to track and report on key developments in the sector and the Banks
· Ability to write knowledgeably about big policy changes and financial sector news and their impact on the common man
· Ability to write about the state of the economy and impact of global economic conditions on India
Tech Correspondent
Location: Delhi
· 3-5 yrs experience covering developments in the technology sector
· In-roads into NASSCOM to break news regarding new innovations and developments in the sector, including writing about start-ups in this sector
· In-roads into Telecom Companies to write about the biggest developments in the companies and sector
· In-roads into the IT and Telecom Ministry to write informed articles about policy decisions like Net Neutrality and their impact on the industry
· A good understanding of the latest and biggest consumer gadgets launched/to-be launched and writing about them from the consumer’s point of view, not that of a gadget geek.
Politics Correspondent
Location: Delhi
· 3-5 yrs experience covering politics and political parties
· In-Roads in to BJP and Congress for writing opinionated pieces on latest developments
· A good understanding of how economic policies impact politics to write informed analytical pieces on the developments
· Ability to understand and write informed, analytical pieces during Parliament sessions and elections
If you are interested in applying, send your Resume and a Cover Letter of 400 words to Debdatta.Das@timesinternet.in
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