Asia-Pacific Land Reporter
Janes is recruiting a Bangalore-based journalist to generate news, analysis, and features covering the Asia-Pacific land systems domain. The successful candidate will be experienced in delivering high-quality and exclusive news and analysis and have a strong understanding of Asia-Pacific military affairs. They will work closely with a regional team of defence journalists and a global team of subject matter experts.
How you will contribute at Janes:
• Write high-quality news, analysis, and features about military land forces, systems, and technologies across the Asia-Pacific.
• Develop, pitch, and execute strong ideas for stories and analysis.
• Source and develop data-driven stories and analysis.
• Attend defence exhibitions and conferences as a news reporter and Janes ambassador.
• Develop and maintain a network of key regional contacts.
The ideal skills and experience for this role:
• Experience as a reporter is essential, and a background or strong interest in Asia-Pacific military affairs is a distinct advantage.
• Excellent written and spoken English are essential, along with the ability to sharply edit and peer review copy.
• Strong news sense and judgment, with the ability to independently generate story ideas and deliver them with minimal oversight.
• Ability to write accurate and unbiased copy concisely and quickly.
• Proven record of meeting newsroom deadlines.
• A strong work ethic, team spirit, and organisational skills.
