Editorial Writer
Rapaport
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
PR / Media / Communications, Writing / Editing, Sales / Marketing
About the job:
The editorial writer will report to the managing editor and focus on researching and writing content for Rapaport’s online news site and magazine. Rapaport Group is a leading provider of information to the global diamond and jewelry industry.
Responsibilities:
- Writing and editing news articles and features
- Researching information for upcoming stories and analyses
- Conducting and transcribing interviews and podcasts as needed
- Uploading content to the Rapaport.com website
- Coordinating with members of the editorial team to ensure a smooth workflow
- Finding images and other supplementary materials for news and feature articles
- Liaising with other Rapaport teams, including marketing and sales
- Providing support for current and future editorial projects, including Rapaport Magazine, the Rapaport Research
- Report, podcasts, videos, newsletters and social media
- 3-5 years of experience in digital and print editorial writing
- Fluent spoken and written English in addition to native language where applicable
- Experience in a journalistic environment
- Prior experience with interviewing subjects for stories
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative setting, but also to work independently
- High-level organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Problem-solving skills
- Preferable: Experience with WordPress, Microsoft SharePoint and Adobe Suite
- Knowledge of the diamond and jewelry industry a plus
About the Rapaport Group:
The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive and efficient diamond and jewelry markets. Established in 1976, the group has more than 20,000 clients in over 120 countries. Group activities include Rapaport Information Services, providing the Rapaport benchmark Price List for diamonds, as well as research, analysis and news; RapNet, the world’s largest diamond trading network, with daily listings of over $8 billion; and Rapaport Trading and Auction Services, the world’s largest recycler of diamonds. Additional information is available at www.rapaport.com.
About the company
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The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing first class, added value services that support the development of free, fair, efficient and competitive diamond and jewelry markets. Established in 1976, the Group has over ten thousand clients in 70 countries.
Group activities include publishing, electronic information services and trading networks, diamond grading and certification, global trading and auction services, consolidated international shipping, international sourcing, quality-control and compliance services, financial, research and marketing services.
A primary and unifying focus of the Group are knowledge based information services that create transparent and efficient markets. Examples are the Rapaport Price List and Rapaport Magazine, the RapNet® – Diamond Trading Network, diamond grading and certifications services and the Rapaport Fair Trade Jewelry initiative.