{"id":33652,"date":"2014-01-31T13:27:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T17:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=33652"},"modified":"2014-01-31T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T17:27:11","slug":"job-2-editorial-openings-at-japan-times-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/31\/job-2-editorial-openings-at-japan-times-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: 2 Editorial Openings at Japan Times (Tokyo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em>Thanks to JET alum professional journalist <strong>Tom Baker<\/strong> (the guy who mans the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JETwit\">JETwit Twitter feed<\/a>) for sharing these two editorial position listings at the Japan Times.\u00a0Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NCuf88cwXJo\">blogger<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/discussionswithdao.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/20\/the-low-dao-35-cori-smith\/\">podcaster<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Jon Dao (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?mostPopular=&amp;gid=3755165&amp;trk=myg_ugrp_ovr\">Toyama<\/a>-ken, 2009-12)<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#!forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to join the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#!forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Position:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>News Desk Editor<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Type:\u00a0<\/strong>Full-time<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><b>Overview:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Japan Times is seeking an experienced editor, with strong news editing and layout skills to work full time on the news desk. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong news judgment and knowledge of current affairs, with a focus on domestic news, is required, as well as intermediate computer skills.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of AP style is a necessity<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Japanese language is a plus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants should send a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and a letter explaining why they are interested in this position by\u00a0<strong>Feb. 7<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0hr @ japantimes.co.jp<\/p>\n<p>Applicants may also apply via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/jobs2\/view\/10676980\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>All documents are nonreturnable. Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\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><em>Position:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>Lifestyle &amp; Cultural Division Editor<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Type:\u00a0<\/strong>Full-time<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><b>Overview:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Japan Times is seeking an experienced commissioning editor for its Life &amp; Culture Division.\u00a0The position is full-time, but strong candidates available on a part-time basis will also be considered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The candidate should have strong editing and layout skills as well as a keen interest in Japanese cultural and lifestyle issues.<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in InDesign\/InCopy and the Japanese language are preferable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants should send a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and a letter explaining why they are interested in this position by\u00a0<strong>Feb. 7<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0hr @ japantimes.co.jp<\/p>\n<p>Applicants may also apply via<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/jobs2\/view\/10680000?trk=job_nov\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn.<\/a><\/p>\n<div>All documents are nonreturnable. Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to JET alum professional journalist Tom Baker (the guy who mans the JETwit Twitter feed) for sharing these two editorial position listings at the Japan Times.\u00a0Posted by\u00a0blogger\u00a0and\u00a0podcaster\u00a0Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12).\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and 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 &nbsp; Position:\u00a0News Desk Editor Type:\u00a0Full-time Overview: The Japan Times is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-8KM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33652","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\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33653,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33652\/revisions\/33653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}