South First is looking for creative, sharp individuals who can blend news and social media to develop engaging content. The ideal candidate has to be able to study trends, ideate for multiple social media platforms and present our stories with sensitivity and appeal. They should be able to aid the editorial desk with insights into the world of social media. The candidate must be motivated towards journalism for the greater good and has to be good at multitasking.
Responsibilities:
Manage all social media assets of South First
Engage with readers, collect inputs to aid our feedback system
Manage South First’s mass messaging apps and groups that disseminate reportage
Coordinate with reporters, technical team and desk to ideate the best means of promoting our stories
Study trends, performance and contribute towards quality journalistic content
Eligibility:
Must have at least 1 year of experience on editorial desk or in social media production
A keen eye for grammar and proficiency in English.
Ability to track news from multiple sources — offline and online.
Location: Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru
Break exclusive stories that compel follow-ups, action, and impact.
Track news constantly and identify stories that need more focus, perspective.
Use RTI, documents, government data and policies to develop stories.
Focus on South-centric reportage and analyses.
Present stories in multi-media format, including text, audio-visual, and interactive tools.
Coordinate with the editorial desk to ensure factual, clean, and easy-to-comprehend news reports.
Must have at least 3 years of experience in reporting.
A penchant for in-depth, investigative and ground reportage.
Ability to track news from multiple sources — offline and online.
Proficiency in the regional language is a must.
Basic camera and video presentation skills.
Ability to dabble in multiple beats.
Location: Hyderabad/Bengaluru. (Working remotely may be considered.)
Bettering articles for style, facts, language, structure, perspective, and sensibilities.
Coordinating with reporters to add value to reported stories.
Adding background to provide context to news stories.
Curating news stories quickly in a comprehensible manner.
Presenting news in a digital-friendly and reader-friendly format.
Ideate for better presentation with use of graphics, images, data.
Adding heft to stories with quotes from analysts, experts.
Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience either on a digital or newspaper desk.
Must have excellent command over English and any Southern languages.
Should be equipped to write quick and clean copies on routine news stories.
Must be familiar with/willing to learn WordPress and components of digital publishing like SEO, tagging, URL construction, and reading analytics
South First encourages candidates from marginalised communities to apply.
South First also invites pitches from freelancers, especially those focused on data and investigations, policy analysis and developmental journalism. Freelance journalists may send their pitches to pitch@thesouthfirst.com.
