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Jagran New Media

https://jnm.digital

Senior Content Writer

Agency Job via JusRecruit

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Full time
Undisclosed

About the Role

The ideal candidate should be equally comfortable handling breaking developments, writing in-depth feature articles, and creating insightful explainers that help readers understand the significance of global events.

Key Responsibilities
  • Cover and analyse political, diplomatic and international developments with a strong focus on geopolitics.
  • Write high-quality news stories, feature articles, explainers and analytical pieces on current affairs.
  • Identify emerging global trends and assess their relevance for Indian readers and competitive exam aspirants.
  • Develop engaging, research-backed content that is accurate, balanced and easy to understand.
  • Work closely with the editorial team to plan and execute timely coverage of major national and international developments.
  • Ensure editorial accuracy, factual integrity and adherence to newsroom standards.
  • Mentor junior team members, provide editorial guidance and contribute to content planning and quality initiatives.
Required Qualifications & Experience
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, Political Science, International Relations or a related discipline.
  • 4–5 years of editorial experience in a reputed digital newsroom (mandatory).
  • Proven experience covering political and international news.
  • Strong understanding of global affairs, diplomacy, foreign policy and contemporary geopolitical developments.
  • Demonstrated ability to write compelling feature articles, explainers and analytical content.
  • Excellent research, communication and editorial skills.
  • Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced digital publishing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with the current affairs requirements of competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC and other government recruitment exams will be an added advantage, though not mandatory.
  • Understanding of digital publishing best practices, SEO and audience engagement is desirable.
Key Competencies
  • Strong editorial judgment and news sense.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to contextualise complex global events.
  • Leadership qualities with the ability to mentor, collaborate and drive editorial excellence.
  • Curiosity, initiative and a passion for current affairs, politics and international relations.