Job Description

Your role: The role is for one of our clients who own and run one of the largest digital platforms/services globally. Journalists all over the world are eager to learn new skills to tell better digital stories. Our mission is to work with journalists and entrepreneurs to build the future of media. As part of our training and development mission, we play a role in educating journalists on our tools across a variety of products including Search, Maps, Trends, YouTube and more. We’re looking for candidates with a strong aptitude for telling stories and a track record of reporting and producing news online. You’ll be looking for an opportunity to teach and share your expertise in an area of interest such as online verification, fact-checking, data journalism, data visualization, mapping and 360 video.  Candidates will have a strong ability to:  As a vendor, represent our Client in a professional manner  - Understand and convey the complex skills needed to use our tools for news gathering and reporting  - Utilize their own journalism experience in a professional news environment  Responsibilities: You will work in coordination with the Head of Partnerships & Training and will also take direction and guidance from local country teams to determine priority newsrooms. This Fellowship opportunity requires significant travel.     The Google News Lab Teaching Fellow will:   - Represent Client`s Initiative in key newsrooms and at industry events  - Focus solely on training, which will be referenced in your title  - Gain an understanding of best practices  - Have access to current collateral in terms of decks, videos, and sites for training  - Take directions from Head of Partnerships & Training and work closely with the local country teams and local partners to localize and translate training decks, videos, and sites for training  - Be prepared to travel What we offer:  A competitive salary based on your qualities and experience. - Access to Udemy, Cognizant Academy digital libraries for your continuous learning. - NS business card to cover your commute expenses. - 25 days of paid holiday per year. - A laptop and a smartphone. - A pension scheme. - Organization driven by technology – we have a tremendous technology backbone. - Open, ‘can do’ team spirit and international environment that encourages making your ideas reality! What you will bring to the team: Candidates should have strong organizational and communication skills, an ability to present in front of large audiences and a collaborative and innovative spirit.  Preferred qualifications:   Undergraduate degree in communications/journalism  - 3-4 years of experience working for newsrooms as a reporter or editor - experience in developing presentations and using suite of business tools - Fluency with Google Apps - Fluent Local Language and English Recruiter contact details  Name: Sofiia Rykhva Email: Sofiia.Rykhva@cognizant.com