Digital Manager

Reuters is looking for two managers for its digital desk in Bangalore. The managerial position is tailor-made for a dynamic journalist, who will lead a team of multimedia news producers and digital/social video editors from Bangalore. The successful candidate should think on her/his/their feet, be nimble enough to pick up important news stories from the wire, help produce and display them tastefully on the web, and proof read/rewrite content for our various social platforms, including Google panels. S/he/they will also be expected to liaise with senior newsroom leaders and stakeholders in and outside of Bangalore and help with the teams’ streamlining efforts on Reuters Ready. This is a high-profile job and requires a candidate who can inspire trust and confidence from senior managers, and his/her/their team alike. S/he/they must build strong relationships with colleagues in the U.S., the UK, Canada and Gdansk, across departments, be able to wield influence and troubleshoot when problems arise. The ideal candidate must be an enthusiastic and aggressive news consumer, who can effectively prioritize and manage the flow of news. This person will also bring ideas to build a rich multimedia suite of stories for our media clients and will drive efforts to increase our image association rate on packages. The successful candidate should be able to coach and help less experienced folks hone their ideas and sharpen their news skills. S/he/they must also have a flair for innovation, with the ability to quickly understand the technology behind editorial tools and explore ways to leverage it. The managers will also be responsible for: Meeting quality targets for accuracy and speed, improve team performance, refine operations and suggest improvements Deliver strong team performance in a positive environment through timely feedback Train new staff, work with editors and the learning team in Bangalore to ensure continuous coaching for existing staff Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing. We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. Accessibility As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Protect yourself from fraudulent job postings click here to know more. More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on https://thomsonreuters.com. Thomson Reuters provides professionals with the intelligence, technology and human expertise they need to find trusted answers. We enable professionals in the legal, tax and accounting, and media markets to make the decisions that matter most, all powered by the world's most trusted news organization.