Editor

The Kyiv Independent, Ukraine’s biggest English-language publication, is looking to fill an editor position.

Responsibilities:

• Providing guidance to reporters as they develop stories;
• Editing news stories and features for the Kyiv Independent;
• Coming up with exclusive story ideas; 
• Participating in the forward planning of content production in different formats (including text, video and audio);
• Editing and uploading news feed updates;
• Providing creative input for commercial production upon request.

Requirements:

• Strong command of English language (fluent or native);
• Native or strong command of Ukrainian language (being able to read and understand news reports and original news sources in Ukrainian);
• Full understanding of Western news style, in terms of language and story structure;
• Experience working as an editor for online publications; 
• Good understanding of news and current affairs in Ukraine and the region;
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with rigorous accuracy;
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and external stakeholders;
• Experience working with various social media platforms and understanding of audience engagement tools and methods will be considered an advantage;
• A strong devotion to our values and journalism standards.

We offer:

• market level compensation; 
• busy, but flexible work schedule;
• a young and highly motivated team;
• the ability to work remotely upon agreement;
• work with foreign companies, world opinion leaders.

Please submit your CV and a motivation letter to jobs.kyivindependent@gmail.com and state the name of the vacancy “Editor” in the title of the email.