Researcher

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Editorial Research Delivery
• Produce well-researched, info-packaged content modules such as In the Know, What Went Before, Timelines, and Fast Facts.
• Responds promptly to editorial requests not limited to backgrounders, profiles, news stories, and special reports.
• Ensure all content meets editorial standards for accuracy, balance, and relevance.
• Regular Research Content Production
• Draft and maintain recurring research outputs including daily Balcony, Weather, Peso Exchange Rates, Weekdays SEC Tables, Did You Know, Weekly Festivals, Milestones and Banking and Stock Quarterly/
• Coordinate with digital and print teams to ensure proper format and versioning for publication across platforms.
• Make graphics and research-based information packages.
• Data Sourcing and Information Gathering
• Maintain and update entries in the centralized directory of research sources.
• Monitor key government and institutional websites and data sources for updates and relevant to editorial coverage.
• Coordinate with designated contacts in agencies, organizations, or academic institutions when assigned.
• Builds and maintains a network of contacts and sources of information in assigned beats.
• Actively collects statistics, reports and other reference materials through interviews and field work.
• Special Editorial Research Support
• Assist in background data gathering and source verification for special reports and investigative or explanatory stories.
• Supports enterprise reporting with data sets, historical context, timelines, and verified information.
• Participate in internal planning sessions as needed.
• Innovation and Knowledge Sharing
• Contribute to the development of new content formats or info-packaging strategies based on digital trends.
• Participates in trainings or knowledge-sharing sessions led by the section.
• Workflow Coordination and Compliance
• Follow assigned schedules and deadlines for research output.
• Adhere to internal guidelines and policies on attendance and leave schedules.
• Performs other relates tasks that maybe assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Communications Research or other related fields
• Minimum of 1-2 years experience in research preferably in a newsroom or media-related organization.
• Strong research, verification, and fact-checking ability
• Familiarity with editorial standards and news writing formats.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and manage multiple deadlines
• Competence in using spreadsheets, databases, and online information tools
• Strong sense of news value, public interest, and data relevance
• Detail-oriented, with clear, concise, and accurate writing skills
• Willingness to work across teams and platforms in a dynamic and integrated newsroom
  
  

Job Details

Role Level: Entry-Level Work Type: Full-Time Country: Philippines City: Manila National Capital Region Company Website: http://www.inquirer.net Job Function: Analyst Company Industry/

Sector: Online Media

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