Desk Editor

About The Secretariat
The Secretariat is a digital-first news and analysis platform focused on policy, economy, governance and bureaucracy shaping India's growth and institutional landscape. The platform aims to deliver credible, insightful and well-researched content for policymakers, industry leaders, professionals and informed readers.
Role Overview
The Desk Editor will be responsible for overseeing the daily editorial workflow, ensuring the accuracy, quality, relevance and timely publication of news reports, analysis pieces, interviews, opinion articles and other editorial content.
The role requires a strong understanding of policy matters and the current developments along with excellent editorial judgement, sharp language skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced digital newsroom. The candidate will work closely with reporters, writers, correspondents and senior editorial leadership to maintain high editorial standards and strengthen the platform's readership and engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Editorial Management and Content Editing
Edit, rewrite and refine news reports, features, interviews, opinion pieces and analytical articles for clarity, accuracy, structure and readability.
Ensure all content adheres to the organisation's editorial standards and style guide.
Strengthen headlines, intros, story flow and overall presentation to improve reader engagement keeping in mind the SEO requirements
Ensure that articles are balanced, factually accurate, well-structured and free from grammatical and typographical errors.
Newsroom Coordination and Publishing
Manage the daily editorial workflow, including story assignments, editing, prioritisation and publication schedules.
Coordinate with reporters, correspondents, contributors, design team and senior editors to ensure timely delivery of content.
Ensure that high-priority stories are published promptly without compromising accuracy or editorial quality.
Oversee content uploads and publication through the website's content management system (CMS).
Verify facts, figures, names, designations, quotations, dates and other information before publication.
Cross-check claims against credible primary and secondary sources.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, English or a related discipline.
5–8 years of experience in journalism, editing or digital media.
Excellent command of English, with strong editing, rewriting and headline-writing skills.
Sound news judgement and strong research and fact-checking abilities.
Familiarity with issues related to governance, business and economic affairs.
Experience with digital publishing platforms, CMS tools and basic SEO.
Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines.

Work arrangement
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