Job: Assistant Correspondent — Hokkaido Shinbun Press (London)
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Position: Assistant Correspondent
Posted by: Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Japanese newspaper)
Location: London, UK
Status: Part-Time
Salary: £14,440 (yearly), transportation expenses
Start date: beginning of August 2015
Overview:
The Hokkaido Shimbun Press is looking for an Assistant Correspondent for our London Bureau, which is located on Fleet Street, central London. You will assist the foreign correspondent to prepare articles to be published in Japan, and handle Bureau administration. The Bureau covers political, economic, cultural news from the UK and other European countries.
The Hokkaido Shimbun Press was established in 1942, and its head office is located in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Newspapers are published twice daily. The morning edition has a print run of over 1 million copies, the evening edition approximately 0.5 million.
Flexibility is essential as though you will work for 3 or 4 days a week, you will occasionally be required to work overtime.
Candidates should note that this is NOT a writing position. In addition, although the ability to work in Japanese is a requirement, it should not be your principal reason for applying for this position.
Responsibilities:
・Follow daily news relating to current affairs, politics and economy;
・Conduct research on a wide range of topics, with attention to accuracy and detail;
・Attend and summarise press conferences, meetings, lectures and briefings;
・Conduct (occasionally transcribe/interpret) interviews over the phone and/or in person;
・Assist with the planning of and participate in business trips around Europe;
・Assist Japanese correspondent with any language difficulties they may have and help them to handle the administration of moving to a new country;
・Answer phone calls and manage office administration.
Essential requirements:
・A keen interest in and understanding of news and current affairs;
・Strong research and communication skills;
・The ability to work in both English (native/fluent) and Japanese (ideally JLPT N1, degree level, or equivalent);
・Proactive approach to suggesting article ideas;
・Strong organisational skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.
Desirable skills:
・Working knowledge of another European language.
This is a great opportunity for a person with an interest in current affairs, journalism and/or international relations. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor overseas workers from outside the EEA who require a Tier 2 (General) visa.
Application process:
Please email your CV (in both English and Japanese) and a covering letter (English or Japanese, max. 1 page) to funam@hokkaido-np.co.jp before 30th June 2015 with ‘Assistant Correspondent’ as the subject line.
Application deadline:
Tuesday 30th June 2015
We expect to start the interview process from the first week of July 2015. Candidates who are considered for interview will be contacted in due course.
For any enquiries concerning this position, please email funam@hokkaido-np.co.jp.
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