China Dialogue Trust, Assistant Editor

The China Dialogue Trust is seeking an assistant editor to join the Dialogo Chino and China Dialogue editorial teams from our London office. The ideal candidate would be a meticulous sub-editor with a keen interest in the environment and international affairs, particularly relating to China and Latin America, and experience working with writers whose first language is not English.

The candidate would be a good team player, proactive and highly organised, with relevant professional experience and excellent written and verbal communications skills, a high level of accuracy and attention to detail and a respect for deadlines.  

About us

Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges. We publish in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Diálogo Chino is a project of China Dialogue Trust, which disseminates high-quality information and promotes communication on environment and climate change in both Chinese and English. We provide a space for open discussion, to inform and to contribute to equitable and constructive solutions to global environmental problems.

China Dialogue Trust’s primary vehicle is its unique, bilingual web platform. China Dialogue Trust is headquartered in London, with operations in Beijing and staff across Latin America and South, Southeast and Central Asia.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside the growing China Dialogue Trust editorial team as a key part of editorial production, working closely with Diálogo Chino’s managing editor and our London editorial team. The successful candidate will spend 50% of their time focused on editorial duties for Dialogo Chino, with the remainder of their time supporting the China Dialogue editorial team.

Essential skills:

• A commitment to the work of China Dialogue Trust;
• Excellent editing and writing skills;
• Proven interest in environment and climate change;
• Experience in web publishing, social media and use of CMS systems (Wordpress). Knowledge of translation plugins is an advantage
• Proven interest in data visualisation and other graphics tools;
• Experience with mailchimp and newsletter management;
• Strong internal communication and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and manage multiple deadlines.  

Desirable skills:

• Portuguese, Spanish or Chinese language skills;
• Knowledge of Latin American current affairs;
• Knowledge of Chinese foreign policy as it relates to Latin America
• Writing and editing in an SEO-friendly manner;
• Experience using adobe suite, or equivalent;
• Experience of applying style guides to written and graphic content.

Main responsibilities:

• Managing competing deadlines across multiple editorial teams;
• Copy-editing for all types of published content;
• Coordinating translation of content and editing translated content;
• Working with Production Manager to prepare content for online publication, to coordinate selection of featured images and plan article layouts in the content management system (CMS). Familiarity with WordPress is preferred;
• Work with other editors, the Production Manager and the Social Media Officer to develop ideas for high quality visual elements, including charts, gifs, maps and videos;
• Review and edit content to comply with SEO best practices, include targeted keywords and create relevant article descriptions for search engines.

How to apply:

Please send a CV with references and a covering letter by 20th August 2021. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete an editing test.

Applications should be submitted in English. 

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