Just a reminder that we are still accepting applications. Qualified applicants will be notified for a test in coming weeks.
CNA is looking for a full-time COPY EDITOR and several full-time WRITERS for Focus Taiwan, the English department of CNA’s Foreign Language News Center.
Applicants should send an English (or Chinese) resume and/or cover letter to the following email address. Shortlisted applicants will be required to take a news writing or editing test.
**Email/inquiry: cnafnc2@gmail.com
Salary: Negotiable (Minimum: NT$40,000 per month)
Benefits, hours: In compliance with Taiwan's Labor Standards Act. Eight-hour shift work, morning shifts begin as early as 9 a.m.; night shift ends as late as 11 p.m.
Location: CNA office in Taipei https://goo.gl/maps/WWyc5UpJiM9Bju4X9
中央社外文新聞中心誠徵全職【英文編輯】和【英文改稿顧問】，歡迎對英文新聞有熱情的你，加入FocusTaiwan團隊！
履歷請寄：cnafnc2@gmail.com
薪資：4萬以上，面議
福利：比照勞基法規定
上班時段：日班／晚班／假日班，需輪班
上班地點：台北市中山區松江路209號7樓
其他：通過第一階段履歷篩選者，我們會以email通知筆試時間。
🔵英文編輯Writer
語言能力：精通中、英文，英文聽說讀寫能力近母語。
學歷要求：大學以上畢業，新聞系、外文科系尤佳。
工作經驗：具有英文新聞工作至少1年經驗者優先考慮。
工作內容：英文編輯需將中文新聞編譯成英文新聞，並撰寫圖說、替英文影音新聞過音、製作圖表，並協助管理FocusTaiwan網站後台及社群媒體平台。
工作要求：英文編輯須具備求證與求知的精神，除了編譯中文稿之外，也願意花心思查證新聞訊息，包括做電話採訪，或是上官方網站查詢數據或資料，以充實稿子內容。通訊社的發稿步調快速，英文編輯必須在短時間內掌握新聞重點，以外國讀者感興趣的角度撰寫文章。
Writer Position:
Requirements:
-- Native or near native English and Chinese proficiency
-- A bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, foreign languages or a related field
-- Experience writing English news stories
-- Willing to work night shifts and on weekends
-- Able to work in a fast-paced newsroom and meet tight deadlines.
The job:
The writer will be assigned Chinese news stories by the shift leaders and are required to rewrite the stories in English.
He/she will also be asked to write captions, do voiceovers for videos, create graphics, and manage the FocusTaiwan website’s backend and social media accounts.
The writer will specifically be expected to:
-- Ensure that all news stories have proper structure, content, clarity, accuracy and balance
-- Research and fact-check the information in the Chinese news stories by sometimes making calls, conducting interviews, or sifting through official information on government websites
🔵英文改稿顧問Copy Editor
語言能力：精通中、英文。以英語為母語的（外籍）人士，通曉中文，居住台灣者優先考慮。
學歷要求：大學以上畢業，新聞科系尤佳。
工作經驗：具有英文新聞工作至少3年經驗者優先考慮。
工作內容：英文改稿顧問主要負責編審英文編輯的稿件，包括檢查文法、拼字、標點符號和文章結構等。改稿顧問也需編審每日新聞頭條、圖說新聞和影音稿。
工作要求：英文改稿顧問需熟悉中央社英文新聞寫作體例和頭條寫作規則，確保文章使用正確的文法、拼字和標點符號，結構完整、內容詳實和平衡。
Copy Editor Position:
Requirements:
-- A bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism or a related field
-- A background in English news writing and editing, preferably with some experience editing the work of non-native English writers.
-- Native English speaker; Chinese language proficiency a plus
-- Able to function efficiently under time and deadline pressure
-- Willing to work late night shifts and on some weekends
-- Flexible with regard to work hours and days off
-- Able to work as a team with shift leaders and other copy editors to ensure quality content
The job:
The editor will be required to edit news stories in the English language department, checking the grammar, punctuation, and structure and making other changes where necessary.
He/she will also be asked to write and edit headlines for the news stories, edit captions, and occasionally check video scripts.
The copy editor will specifically be expected to:
-- Become familiar with the style rules of CNA, as well as with the rules and restrictions associated with headline writing.
-- Ensure that all news stories have proper grammar, punctuation, structure, content, clarity, accuracy and balance.
-- Answer questions by writers and shift leaders about style, grammar and other aspects of English news writing.
