Assistant News Editor (0.6 FTE, 21 hours per week) £7 - £11/ hourAssisting the Regional Coordinator in commissioning, writing, editing, subbing and proofreading news, opinion and feature articles, in line with the objectives of the organisation. Responsible for upkeep of the SciDev.Net style guide, and other tasks as required.The work will involve:• Commissioning, editing and subediting news, editorials, feature and opinion articles from freelance correspondents and SciDev.Net staff• Researching and writing news stories• Assisting the Regional Coordinator in identifying suitable topics for news items through monitoring potential sources including, but not limited to, websites and newspapers, magazines and journals, press releases and personal contacts and Google alerts• Attending press and scientific conferences as required, ...
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