Since 2010, Storyful’s newsroom has been working at the intersection of social media, news and technology to help media partners tell the stories that matter most. As we expand the breadth and depth of our coverage, we are seeking a news journalist to join our editorial team.
The ideal candidate will have an interest in finding compelling stories via social media, and in producing original reporting that uses cutting-edge verification and open-source intelligence techniques. They will be at home in a fast-paced, video-led, breaking news environment, and able to serve a diverse set of media clients. They will want to work as part of a team, helping senior journalists and editors across a range of stories, from conflict zones to weather events and politics. As a journalist, the ideal candidate will be self-motivated and energetic, keen to learn open-source investigative and verification techniques.
Responsibilities will include:
- Hybrid working 12pm to 8pm UK hours
- Monitoring Storyful’s news feeds for emerging stories and undertaking advanced searches using our proprietary tools to discover original, eyewitness content
- Verifying images, posts and videos from the social web
- Writing clean, concise and accurate copy for publication on the Storyful Newswire and social platforms
- Contacting uploaders and sources involved in stories
- Working closely with newsroom clients and content creators
- Working to deadlines and targets
- Availability to work a flexible schedule in terms of days and hours, including weekends
- An ability to communicate clearly within the team, and also to clients and media partners
- Any other duties set out by editorial management team
Experience Required:
- Proven experience in open-source investigation/social media discovery and verification is an advantage but not essential
- Either a degree or qualification in journalism/communications, or one year of experience working as a journalist
- A self-starting journalist who is plugged into current events around the world
- A fluid, natural communicator who can write clean, simple copy for publication. All finalists will be administered a copy test.
- Understanding of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, 4chan, etc.
- Excellent computer skills, including basic knowledge of spreadsheets and publishing within content management systems, is an advantage but not essential
- Foreign language skills are strongly favoured, but not required
- Video-editing skills are an advantage, but not mandatory
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Business Area:
Dow Jones - RiskJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
Non-Union roleSkills Required
- A degree or qualification in journalism or communications, or one year of experience working as a journalist
- Self-starting approach and strong awareness of current events worldwide
- Ability to write clean, simple, accurate copy for publication and pass a copy test
- Understanding of social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and 4chan
- Availability for a flexible schedule, including weekends
- Clear communication within the team and with clients and media partners
- Experience in open-source investigation, social media discovery, and verification
- Excellent computer skills, including basic spreadsheet knowledge and content management system publishing
- Foreign language skills
- Video-editing skills
What We Do
When you join Dow Jones, you become part of the most dynamic, creative and savvy news and information companies in the world. As a global leader in news and business intelligence, we're newswires, websites, newspapers, apps, newsletters, databases, magazines, and video --including some of the widest-read and most-respected brands, like The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Our products inform the discussions and decisions that are vital to the world's commerce, while our databases make the business world more transparent. We continually develop technology to transform information into insight and prosperity. We enlighten and inspire audiences around the globe with authoritative, differentiated and trusted content.
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