Business Journalist

CNN Business Arabic -
Cairo, EgyptPosted 3 years ago

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Monitor news feeds on Tweetdeck, web-watcher and a news source aggregator for important economy-and business-related updates and announcements posted by the governments and the central banks of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as companies and newsmakers across all industries – oil, gas, energy, finance, tech, media, telecoms, transport, shipping, real estate, construction, luxury, tourism, lodging.
Write up spot stories based on the verified updates and announcements, placing accuracy, fairness and factual correctness above all other considerations.
Translate news and video content from English placing accuracy, fairness and factual correctness above all other considerations.
Work with editors, reporters, foreign correspondents, writers and video and infographic producers to produce a quality multimedia file.
Assist the other journalists, reporters, correspondents, writers, and producers in writing and translating content from English.
Translate and transcribe copy received in English from reporters and correspondents covering conferences and events.
Assist journalists and reporters in covering live broadcasts of conferences and news conferences.

Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic.
University degree in business, economics, communication, social sciences, English, or related fields; a diploma in Business English a plus.
At least 3 years of experience in respected media organizations.
At least 1 year of experience as business, economy or industry reporter or at least 1 year experience as a breaking news reporter.