• Washington D.C., District of Columbia
• Media
• 55K-65K
• Full Time regular employee
•  9:00-17:00
•  New

Job Description

【Position】
Media researcher/Assistant reporter

【Summary】
This position in the Washington D.C. bureau is responsible for providing quality reporting, writing, and editorial support to the bureau chief and correspondents, as well as the administrative support necessary to run the bureau as a news organization.
This position may attend press conferences alone or travel to other parts of the country and may collaborate with reporters in other areas, such as New York and Tokyo. In addition to conducting the main tasks as a researcher to assist the bureau chief and correspondents, this position occasionally writes and edits stories in the English language for publication in Asia and other media published or distributed by the group companies when possible

【Essential Duties】
• In accordance with the bureau chief's instructions, gathering information relevant to the news-reporting activities of the bureau, conducting verification, fact-checking, and doing follow-up research as required.
• Gathering information on individuals or groups relevant to current events and trending news topics based on an accurate assessment of the needs of the bureau chief, correspondents, and subscribers.
• Preparing summaries of the findings and related information in a comprehensive, easy-to-read format and providing recommendations to the bureau chief and correspondents.
• Building and maintaining unique relationships with key policymakers, government officials, experts, and other key players.
• Assisting the bureau chief and correspondents in securing exclusive interviews with government officials and key players.
• Staying up to date on a wide range of U.S. political, economic, social, and cultural issues by attending press conferences and events and by reaching out to unique contacts, etc.
• Scheduling interviews for the bureau chief and correspondents. Collecting, analyzing, and organizing essential data relevant to the interviews.
• Assisting the bureau chief and correspondents with their written and oral English communication as required.
• At the request of the bureau chief or correspondents, locating the interviewee, conducting the initial interview on his/her behalf as needed, and providing feedback to him/her on the results.
• Accurately grasping the Group’s news coverage and, as a member of the group, engaging in proactive networking activities to beat other media outlets and make tangible contributions to improving the quality of the content.
• Collecting and organizing relevant data from a variety of sources, such as newspapers, magazines, television broadcasts, blogs, and other online sources.
• Maintaining an up-to-date contact list of government officials, industry leaders, and other persons of interest.
• Acting as a liaison between the bureau and outside institutions to make necessary arrangements for news-reporting activities, including but not limited to obtaining a media pass from governmental institutions.
• In accordance with the news editor’s instructions, work with other correspondents as a member of the reporting team to enhance the overall value of the content and contribute to the execution of the entire news department’s operations.
• In addition to conducting the main tasks as a researcher to assist the bureau chief and correspondents, writing and editing stories in the English language for publication in Asia and other media published or distributed by the group companies when possible.
• Using all findings from research and interviews to prepare concise and factual articles.
• Editing stories as necessary for editorial approval to be published.
• Other services relating to the Washington bureau as needed.

【Working Hours, Working style】
9:00-17:00 (Flexible)
Hybrid (At least twice in the office) However, frequently it is required to attend to the site so it is required to be flexible.

【Working Location】
Washington D.C.

【Salary, Benefit】
$55K~65K
• Medical & dental Insurance for employees and his/her family members (100% premium paid by the company)
• Life Insurance
• Accidental death & disability insurance
• Paid time off such as vacation, personal, sick leave, and bereavement leave
• 401k program
• Profit sharing
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Reimbursement for annual physical check-up after one year of employment
• 10th, 20th, 30th year employment anniversary compensation and time-off

【Holidays】
Weekends, holidays

【Qualifications】

​​​​​​•    Bachelor’s Degree in related field
•    Strong sense of journalistic integrity and professionalism
•    Proficiency in English and Japanese
•    Solid knowledge of and keen interest in American affairs
•    Ability to consistently produce high-quality output with minimum error under tight deadlines
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly grasp supervisor’s instructions and to keep supervisor informed of work status and progress
•    Proficiency in basic software applications including Word and Excel
•    Adequate compute literacy to learn and use current and future software applications and digital devices currently used by the company
•    Willingness to perform additional editorial tasks as needed


 

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