{"id":41377,"date":"2017-05-15T23:45:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T03:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41377"},"modified":"2017-05-15T23:48:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T03:48:09","slug":"41377","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/15\/41377\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant Correspondent &#8211; The Hokkaido Shimbun Press London Bureau (London, UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow.<\/strong><\/em><em>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>P<\/b><b>osition: <\/b>Assistant Correspondent<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Posted by: <\/strong>The Hokkaido Shimbun Press London Bureau<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Locati<\/strong><strong>on: <\/strong>London, UK<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Contract:<\/strong>\u00a0Part-Time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here&#8217;s a job received directly from the newspaper:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Salary: \u00a314,400 (annually), transportation expenses<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Start date: July \/August 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Hokkaido Shimbun Press is looking for an Assistant Correspondent for their London Bureau, which is located on Fleet Street, central London. The successful applicant will assist the Bureau Chief with the preparation of articles to be published in Japan, and handle Bureau administration. The Bureau covers political, economic, and cultural news from the UK and other European countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Although you will work mainly during office hours for 3-4 days a week, you will occasionally be required to work overtime due to the nature of the job. You should also be willing to travel within the UK to cover stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Keep abreast of breaking news and current affairs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Conduct research on a wide range of topics, with attention to accuracy and detail;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Attend and <\/span>summarise<span style=\"color: #000000\"> press conferences, meetings, <\/span>lectures<span style=\"color: #000000\"> and briefings;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Conduct (occasionally transcribe\/interpret) interviews over the phone and\/or <\/span>in person<span style=\"color: #000000\">;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist with the planning of and participate in business trips around Europe;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist Japanese correspondent with any language difficulties they may have and help them to handle the administration of moving to a new country;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Answer phone calls and manage office administration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Essential requirements:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A keen interest in and understanding of news and current affairs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strong research and communication skills;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The ability to work in both English (native\/fluent) and Japanese (ideally JLPT N1, degree level, or equivalent);<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Proactive<span style=\"color: #000000\"> approach to suggesting article <\/span>ideas;Strong organisational<span style=\"color: #000000\"> skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strong <\/span>organisational<span style=\"color: #000000\"> skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Working knowledge of another European language, especially French or German, \u00a0would also be desirable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Application process:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Please email your CV (in both English and Japanese) and a covering letter (English or Japanese, max. 1 page) to<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:funam@hokkaido-np.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funam@hokkaido-np.co.jp<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000\">before <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">18th June 2017<\/span><\/span> with &#8216;Assistant Correspondent&#8217; as the subject line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Application deadline:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sunday 18th June 2017Candidates who are considered for<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Candidates who are considered for <\/span>interview<span style=\"color: #000000\"> will be contacted in due course.For any<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For any inquiries concerning this position, please email<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:funam@hokkaido-np.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funam@hokkaido-np.co.jp<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Hokkaido Shimbun Press London Bureau<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Room 311, 3rd Floor 107-111 Fleet Street<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">London EC4A 2AB<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Tel:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"tel:+44%2020%207936%209903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">+44 (0)20 7936 9903<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fax:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"tel:+44%2020%207936%209904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">+44 (0)20 7936 9904<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. Position: Assistant Correspondent Posted by: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press London Bureau Location: London, UK Contract:\u00a0Part-Time Here&#8217;s a job received directly from the newspaper: Salary: \u00a314,400 (annually), transportation expenses Start date: July \/August 2017 The Hokkaido Shimbun Press is looking for an Assistant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/skZ7m-41377","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41377","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\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41377"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41382,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41377\/revisions\/41382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}