The business/economic research department of Pakistan's leading financial newspaper is looking for Copy Editor. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply soon.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR COPY EDITOR AT BUSINESS RECORDER RESEARCH
Pakistan’s biggest financial newspaper, the daily Business Recorder (BR), seeks to induct a copy
editor for its research department.
Company: Business Recorder (BR)
Department: BR Research
Job Title: Copy Editor
Location: Karachi
Salary: Rs 40000-60000 (Negotiable: depending on qualification and experience)
Job Description
Core responsibilities
- Your main job will be to ensure that the department’s output is readable, accurate,
consistent, and ready for publication. The work includes:
o Checking text to ensure its well written
o Correcting grammar and spelling
o Ensuring the copy is in line with the department’s style guide
o Checking facts and raising queries with the author
o Checking graphs, tables, and other illustrations
- Manage daily web, social media, and newsletter updates
- Liaise with the paper’s design team
- Manage the department’s year-long internship programme, and assist in overall
operational management as and when assigned by the department’s senior fellows
- Periodically update the department’s writing style guide, and nudge writers to follow it
Side responsibilities
- Twice weekly contribute to any of the three types of department’s publications (See BR
Research profile and products on pages 3 & 4)
- Attend conferences/seminars on behalf of BR Research, and write short commentaries
on it for daily BR Research columns
- Perform desk review for new projects/new products; help prepare questionnaires for
weekly interviews and surveys
- Contribute feature articles on different sectors for the purpose of periodic supplements,
in-depth sector reports, magazines, and other publications, as and when needed.

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Requirements
The ideal candidate should have:
- Excellent writing skills in English language
- Demonstrable portfolio as a writer/reporter/copy editor
- Ability to follow strict deadlines and fact-check information
- Proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel
- An academic background in journalism or social science
Candidates with proven interest in economic/business journalism will be preferred.
Fresh graduates are also encouraged to apply
How to Apply
If you fit the profile, please send your resume to research@br-mail.com, along with cover letter (in
MS Word Format) describing your interest in working for the research department of a
business/economic newspaper and how the advertised position is in line with your career goals.
Applications without cover letter will not be considered.
If you have any publication (newspaper articles/reports), please attach no more than five
samples. Please mention ‘Application for Copy Editor’ in the subject line.
Deadline
Applications must be submitted before July 15, 2017. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted for the next stage of selection.
Business Recorder is an equal opportunity employer.

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BR RESEARCH PROFILE
Formed in July 2009, BR Research is the research wing of Pakistan’s premier financial
newspaper, the daily Business Recorder. In keeping with BR’s tradition of pioneering economic
journalism in the country, BR Research is Pakistan’s first research-oriented mainstream media
publication.
Its main product is the newspaper’s agenda-setting column that focuses on wide ranging topics –
from business and markets, corporate and financial affairs to matters related to politics, economy,
public policy and development. While the column’s centre of attention is Pakistan’s economy with
a focus on economic reforms, it also covers key issues relating to regional and global economy.
Unlike opinions and features on economic issues published elsewhere, BR Research has an
emphasis on evidence-based commentary with an aim to provide actionable intelligence where
need be.
The department comprises of financial and economic analysts, most of whom have had prior
experience in financial and media industries, after being schooled in leading local and foreign
universities. Although the department is still quite young, a few of BR Research alumni have
moved on to lucrative careers in reputed global and local organisations.
Team BR Research maintains close interaction with business leaders, trade and industry
associations, policymakers, think tanks, regulatory authorities and government officials. This
helps readers identify changes and challenges to macroeconomy, business and industries as well
as to social-economic development.
The department’s endeavors have been widely recognized by leaders from across public, private
and third sector space. A few of those testimonials can be read here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.742056825894929.1073741842.368592616574687
&type=3
Our products
Our main publication is called Analysis & Comments by BR Research. These columns feature
Monday to Friday on page-2 (inside front) of the newspaper.
Aside from these columns, we have three other products:
a. periodic sector-specific publications that provide in-depth perspectives of the emerging
challenges and opportunities;
b. bi-weekly interviews of public, private, and third sector leaders;
c. thrice-weekly performance review of a selected firm.
The latter two are published Monday to Friday in a section called Brief Recordings. (Links on the
following page)

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BR RESEARCH COLUMNS:
http://www.brecorder.com/br-research/
https://www.facebook.com/BRResearch
BRIEF RECORDINGS
http://www.brecorder.com/brief-recordings/
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.441914465909168.1073741832.368592616574687
&type=3
SPECIAL REPORTS
Banking Review 2014 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/14/#/0
ICT Review 2014 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/13/#/0
Fiscal Review 2013 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/10/#/0
Microfinance Review 2013 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/11/#/0
Banking Review 2012 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/6/
Fiscal Review 2012 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/8/
Energy Challenges 2012 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/7/
Banking Review 2011 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/5/#/0
Fiscal Review 2011 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/4/
Banking Review 2010 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/3/#/0
Industry Review 2009 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/1/#/0
Fiscal Review 2010 http://www.brecorder.com/reviews/2/#/0