The Dollar Business magazine - Placements

The Dollar Business magazine and Vimbri Media Pvt. Ltd., a media company headquartered in Hyderabad. 

The Dollar Business is a contemporary magazine (print and online) on the subject of foreign trade, covering all industries under the umbrellas of both Manufacturing and Services sectors. It's a pan India magazine available on all the major newsstands across the length and breadth of the country (You can read more on https://www.thedollarbusiness.com).

 Correspondent

Experience: Fresher may apply

Location: Mumbai

No. of Positions: 1

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Executive Editor and Deputy Editor (Online), the individual will be required to contribute to the editorial production cycle and will need to meet deadlines. He /She would be required to:

- Contribute to the monthly print and daily web content, liaising with the Editorial Coordinator, Assistant Editor, Associate Editor and/or Senior Editor.

- Work on stories with deadlines and deliver worthy content.

- Participate remotely in editorial meetings on a weekly basis.

- Coordinate with freelance photographers.

- Re-Writing and reworking features when necessary.

- Liaising with the art department to seek creativity with type size, layouts and final presentation.

- Preparing Copy for Production: checking accuracy, cutting copy to fit, proofing, maintaining house style after the copy editors submission for well-turned, perfectly-punctuated, grammatically-sound write-up.

- Doing the final review just before content is sent to the Assistant Editor’s / Deputy Editor (Online)’s desk.

- Ensuring that all editorial content across all media platforms reflects the aims and values of the No.1 magazine/Website in foreign trade category.

- Development of the brand across multiple platforms, including online and events.

- Ad hoc editing/creation and subbing of marketing copy, email copy and general site copy, when required.

- Work on special projects such as reports, surveys with related research teams.

- Attending special high profile Industry events and liaising with Industry stalwarts for interviews, over telecoms or one to one interactions.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s degree in journalism from a top J-School/ MBA (Finance), with experience in Business Media and/or Foreign Trade.

- Good English writing skills is a must. 

- Ability to research and compile complex data and information.

- Foreign Trade subject matter expertise will be given preference. Minimum benchmark: The candidate should be well aware of current foreign trade environment in India.

- Should be a good organizer with a keen sense of deadlines.

- Excellent eye for detail.

Interested candidates can send their cv's to :deepa@thedollarbusiness.com