{"id":29234,"date":"2013-03-09T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T17:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=29234"},"modified":"2013-03-09T13:44:37","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T17:44:37","slug":"job-assistant-correspondent-the-chunichi-shimbun-group-also-tokyo-shimbun-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/09\/job-assistant-correspondent-the-chunichi-shimbun-group-also-tokyo-shimbun-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant Correspondent &#8211; The Chunichi Shimbun Group (also Tokyo Shimbun) &#8211; London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Via JETAA UK.<\/i> <em>Posted by <\/em><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/monroekim\">Kay Monroe<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?mostPopular=&amp;gid=3755102&amp;trk=myg_ugrp_ovr\">Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/i><\/strong><em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#!forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#!forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a> and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em><br \/>\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Position<\/i><\/strong><em>: <\/em><i>Assistant Correspondent<\/i><br \/>\n<em><b>Posted by<\/b>: Chunichi Shimbun Group<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><i>Type<\/i><\/strong><em>: Full-time<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><i>Location<\/i><\/strong><em>: <\/em><i>London, UK<\/i><br \/>\n<strong><i>Salary<\/i><\/strong><em>: \u00a321,600 (plus reasonable travel up to London zone 5 and half yearly bonuses of \u00a3500)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><i>Start Date<\/i><\/strong><em>: <\/em><i>N\/A<\/i><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Overview:<\/b><br \/>\nThe Chunichi Shimbun Group is looking to recruit an Assistant Correspondent for our European Bureau based in London. Working in a team of two Correspondents and two Assistant Correspondents, you will assist the Correspondents in preparing articles to be published in Japan and handle bureau administration.<\/p>\n<p>The European Bureau covers political, economic, cultural and sports news from the UK, Northern Europe, European institutions and Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s newspapers, The Chunichi Shimbun and The Tokyo Shimbun, are published twice daily in Japan, in Japanese, with a readership of over 4 million.<\/p>\n<p>Flexibility is essential as although you will work mainly during office hours, you will occasionally be required to work overtime. You should also be willing to travel within <!--more-->Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates should note that this is NOT a writing position. Also, whilst the ability to work in Japanese is a requirement, it should not be your principal reason for applying for this position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Follow daily news, current affairs, and the politics and economics of our area of coverage;<br \/>\n\u2022 Conduct research on a wide range of topics, with attention to accuracy and detail;<br \/>\n\u2022 Attend and summarise press conferences, meetings, lectures and briefings (in English);<br \/>\n\u2022 Conduct (and occasionally transcribe\/interpret) interviews over the phone and in person;<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist with the planning of and participate in business trips around Europe;<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist Japanese correspondents with any language difficulties they may have and help them to handle the administration of moving to a new country;<br \/>\n\u2022 Manage all phone communication and office administration;<br \/>\n\u2022 Occasionally translate published articles from Japanese into English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential Requirements:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 A keen interest and understanding of news and current affairs;<br \/>\n\u2022 Strong research and communication skills;<br \/>\n\u2022 The ability to work in both English (native\/fluent) and Japanese (ideally JLPT N1, degree level or equivalent);<br \/>\n\u2022 Proactive approach to suggesting article ideas;<br \/>\n\u2022 Strong organisational skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desirable Skills:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Working knowledge of French.<\/p>\n<p>This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate 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.<\/p>\n<p>We anticipate a mid-May 2013 start date (negotiable).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application process:<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail your CV and covering letter (max. 1 page) to newsdesk@chunichi.co.uk before Sunday 31st March 2013 with \u2018Assistant Correspondent 2013\u2019 as the subject line. Or post to The Chunichi Shimbun, Re: Assistant Correspondent 2013, 21 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1PJ (to arrive before March 31st).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline<\/strong>: Sunday 31st March 2013<\/p>\n<p>We expect to start the interview process from the second week of April 2013. Candidates who are considered for interview will be contacted in due course.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the expected volume of applicants, we cannot guarantee replies to those candidates who are unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>For questions concerning this position, email <a href=\"mailto:newsdesk@chunichi.co.uk\">newsdesk@chunichi.co.uk<\/a> \u00a0or call Mariko McTier on 020-7493-3006.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaa.org.uk\/jobs\/assistant-correspondent-2\/\">http:\/\/www.jetaa.org.uk\/jobs\/assistant-correspondent-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via JETAA UK. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Position: Assistant Correspondent Posted by: Chunichi Shimbun Group Type: Full-time Location: London, UK Salary: \u00a321,600 (plus reasonable travel up to London zone 5 and half yearly bonuses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-jobs","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-7Bw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29238,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29234\/revisions\/29238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}