SUBSIDIARY ABS-CBN Corporation
POSITION Deputy Editor
WORK LOCATION National Capital Region
DATE POSTED April 27, 2023

BUSINESS SUMMARY

ABS-CBN is considered one of the country’s leading media and entertainment companies, with service offerings across the different platforms of media, servicing a wide array of customer segments. 
 
As an organization, ABS-CBN affirms its mission of being in the service of the Filipino and all of its stakeholders worldwide. The company is driven to pioneer, innovate and adapt as it continues to provide information, news and entertainment that connects Filipinos with one another and with their community - wherever they may be. ABS-CBN is firmly committed to pursuing excellence. 

Prior to the shutdown of its broadcast operations in 2020, ABS-CBN was the largest television network in the Philippines. As a radio broadcast company, it operated 22 radio stations including anchor radio stations in Mega Manila, DZMM and DWRR, in the AM and FM bands, respectively. 
 
The company delivers television programming outside of the Philippines to over 3 million viewers in North America, the Middle East, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and other countries in Asia, through the internet and the Company’s global distribution platform, TFC, using DTH satellite service, cable television channels, IPTV, mobile applications and video streaming services. Its offerings are further complemented by subsidiaries focused on other multimedia services such as film production, music recording, telecommunications, and magazine and book publishing. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

    1. Executes special editorial projects assigned or approved by the HEAD, News Digital and/or the Senior Managing Editor including, but not limited to:
      1. Investigative reports
      2. Special pages
      3. Special research initiatives
      4. Polls (where applicable)
      5. Chats (where applicable)
    2. Participates in daily story conferences and editorial planning for special projects
    3. Edits content in assigned section, and approves it for publishing. This includes adding tags and keywords, links to related content, and other media types such as video embeds, art cards, graphics, photos, and others.
    4. Selects video packages from material aired on TV, repurposes, optimizes, and nominates same edited content (text, video, etc.) to syndication partner, and other platforms
    5. Selects and pushes content to other News Digital platforms such as social pages and channels
    6. Ensures that all content published follow best practices in digital publishing
    7. Ensures that key sections of the site are updated with latest content, responsible for planning and executing initiatives for the improvement of sections assigned

REQUIREMENTS

    • Has leadership abilities 
    • Able to prepare and implement strategies to develop the sections in terms of content and marketable products
    • Comfortable / skilled not only in text, but also in video, graphics, chats, and other multimedia presentations
    • Has excellent copy-editing and writing skills
    • Has excellent news sense for content pushed to online and mobile platforms
    • Familiar with digital platforms including social media, and how they operate.

Preference will be given to candidates who APPLY ONLINE.