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• Edit Cebu and Visayas province stories and features for grammar, structure, clarity, factual accuracy, and adherence to the organization’s editorial style and tone.
• Write compelling headlines, subheads, and captions tailored for the integrated Inquirer newsroom, its titles, channels, and properties.
• Ensure stories meet legal and ethical standards before publication or posting.
  

Key Responsibilities
Editing and Quality Control

• Edit Cebu and Visayas province stories and features for grammar, structure, clarity, factual accuracy, and adherence to the organization’s editorial style and tone.
• Write compelling headlines, subheads, and captions tailored for the integrated Inquirer newsroom, its titles, channels, and properties.
• Ensure stories meet legal and ethical standards before publication or posting.
  

Workflow and Coordination

• Manage content flow from correspondents and contributors to publication,ensuring deadlines are met for the integrated Inquirer newsroom, its titles, channels, and properties.
• Coordinate with field correspondents to verify and update stories in real time.
• Ensure all content meets required elements of search engine optimization— using keywords, metadata and alternative text, among others — to maximize visibility and reader engagement.
• Work closely with the SEO team to identify and implement strategies that improve search engine rankings.
  

Content Curation and Platform Adaptation

• Curate provincial and regional contents based on editorial priorities, geographic relevance and audience interest.
• Monitor news developments and trends in the province and regions to identify emerging stories and angles.
• Collaborate with writers, contributors and columnists to develop sharp, relevant angles of contents.
• Adapt content for various platforms, ensuring seamless delivery and platform appropriate storytelling for the integrated newsroom, its titles, channels, and properties.
• Help balance digital immediacy with print deadlines and long-form storytelling needs.
• Pitch ideas for innovative formats and digital storytelling to expand the impact of the regional section.
  

Team Support and Editorial Guidance

• Provide feedback and mentorship to writers, contributors and correspondents.
• Assist in planning provincial and regional coverage and special reports, in coordination with the Regions Editor, and the Cebu Daily News-Digital newsroom.
• Uphold journalistic standards and contribute to maintaining the editorial voice and credibility of the Inquirer, its titles, channels, and properties
  

Additional Tasks

• Participate in editorial planning meetings and pitch ideas for provincial and regional story ideas with local importance and/or national relevance.
• Collaborate with teams across editorial, design, and digital units to ensure integrated content delivery.
• Perform additional editorial responsibilities as may be assigned.
• Support initiatives for internal training, special coverage, or newsroom workflow enhancements.
  

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Journalism, Communication Arts or any related field.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of newsroom experience, preferably with exposure to both digital and print operations.
• Exceptional editing, writing, and proofreading skills
• Strong news judgement, especially in identifying regionally-rooted stories with national impact.
• Proficient in CMS platforms, newsroom planning tools, and SEO best practices
• Strong editorial judgment with sharp attention to detail
• Excellent command of grammar, style, and tone across content types
• Effective communicator with strong coordination and interpersonal skills
• Highly adaptable across digital, print, mobile, and social media platforms
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Collaborative, proactive, and solutions-driven team player

Seniority level

• Seniority level Associate

Employment type

• Employment type Full-time

Job function

• Job function Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries Online Media

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