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About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s most trusted providers of answers, helping professionals make confident decisions and run better businesses. More than 25,000 employees in hundreds of locations worldwide.

Your role

In this opportunity as a Product Support Associate, you will: 

• Reuters is looking for an enthusiastic and globally-minded journalist with strong English and a sharp eye for detail who can effortlessly sift through the thousands of photos photographers shoot every day.
• You will join the global team editing the news pictures service, in Bangalore, India. In your role, you will contribute to the daily picture file.
• The Global Pictures Desk team ensures the quality, accuracy, and speed of delivery of news pictures to clients worldwide. They have a dynamic newsroom including text, visuals, digital, polling, graphics, legal, and sports journalists who collaborate to produce a compelling professional news product unavailable anywhere else. They are the first to know the news.
• This is an entry-level, full-time, desk-based role, that requires flexibility. You must be willing to work as part of a global 24/7 rotating shift system, including weekends and public holidays, with occasional night shifts.

As a photo editor you will:

• Gather images sent in from editors and photographers from around the globe
• Research and edit photos and photo captions, writing captions in English quickly and accurately for global clients.
• Work as a team with pictures, text, video, and online colleagues to ensure integrated multimedia news coverage and production
• Live edit many major news, sport, and entertainment events

Training, development & rotations

The company's approach to well-being is centered on the workplace environment and lifestyle practices. Employees have access to programs and resources that empower and inspire them to embrace a healthy lifestyle, address personal challenges, and manage their mental, physical, social, and financial well-being.

They have made mental health and healthy minds a central pillar of the employee experience, where everyone can speak openly and confidently about their well-being, feel supported, and be able to do their best work. By signing on to the Mindful Business Charter, Thomson Reuters joined a group of organizations committed to ensuring mindful business practices are embedded in the workplace.

Salary & benefits

The annual salary for this role can range from INR 8.0 Lakhs to INR 10.0 LPA. (Source: Ambition Box). Some of the other benefits provided by the company to support its employees and their family’s well-being needs are:

• Global careers
• Flexibility
• Work that matters
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Social events and activities
• Health and wellness reimbursement
• 2 paid volunteer days
• Learning and development

Work-life balance

They foster an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Work days are usually from Monday to Saturday. Work days are usually from Monday to Saturday. They have flexible work timings.

Culture & vibe

The diversity of companies' talents, ideas, and experiences is their true strength. That's why it fosters an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

About You

The requirements for the role are as follows:

• Fluent in English. Bonus points for additional languages.
• A love for all forms of journalism and an obsessive-level interest in current affairs
• Ever dreamed of working for the world’s greatest multimedia news organization
• Sound news and pictures judgment and an ability to spot a breaking story
• Unflappable interpersonal and organizational skills even when under pressure
• English language studies, Mass communication, or a Journalism related degree or experience
• Experience and/or general interest in photography and/or journalism
• Competent working knowledge of Apple computers and Adobe Photoshop
• A desire to work with colleagues dedicated to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias
• A love for being part of a diverse, global team

How to apply

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