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China Dialogue Trust, Production Assistant

Employer
China Dialogue Trust
Location
London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
£24,382.80
Closing date
4 Jan 2022

Job Details

Location: London
Position: Production Assistant
Hours: Full time, on a four day working week (32 hours per week)
Contract type: 12 months fixed term, with potential for extension/renewal
Salary: £24,382.80
Start time: ASAP
Application deadline: 9.00am 4th Jan, 2022. Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis.

Description

China Dialogue Trust seeking a Production Assistant to join our London office. The ideal candidate would have experience of online publications and an interest in the production of graphic and multimedia elements of online communications.

The ideal candidate would be proactive, highly organised and self-motivated, with relevant professional experience paired with excellent communications skills, a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in their work.

About us

China Dialogue disseminates high-quality information and promotes communication on environment and climate change in both Chinese and English. We provide a space for open discussion, to inform and to contribute to equitable and constructive solutions to global environmental problems. We aim to foster a common purpose across political, ideological and cultural boundaries by publishing independent and accurate information on environmental and climate issues and by facilitating tolerant and constructive dialogue.

China Dialogue’s flagship site is its unique, bilingual web platform, www.chinadialogue.net, with its sister sites, www.thethirdpole.net, reporting on climate and water issues across South Asia in 6 regional languages, www.dialogochino.net, which publishes articles in Spanish, Portuguese and English on China’s impact and investment in Latin America, and www.chinadialogueocean.net, which reports on the global ocean crisis.

China Dialogue Trust is headquartered in London and has over 50 staff in 16 countries across Asia, West Africa and Latin America.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work with China Dialogue as a key contributor to its London-based editorial team. The Production Assistant will work within the Production team and will collaborate closely with regional and London-based staff.

Essential skills:

  • A commitment to the work of China Dialogue Trust;
  • excellent communication skills with a sound understanding of engaging online readers;
  • an interest in environment and climate change issues;
  • web and IT skills with knowledge of content management systems like WordPress;
  • experience with a range of design applications, image editing software and publishing tools like Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign or Affinity Publisher;
  • experience with online publishing tools such as Affinity Publisher or Adobe InDesign.

Desirable skills:

  • Language skills in Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Nepali, Russian, Spanish or Portuguese;
  • a good understanding of or experience in environmental issues;
  • a working knowledge of AHrefs or similar tools;
  • knowledge of digital trends and some knowledge of coding;
  • experience using Canva, Highcharts, Mapbox and Flourish.

Main responsibilities:

  • Work with the production manager to plan article layouts in the content management system
  • Support the Production Manager in collating and analysing website stats;
  • Work with editors and the Production Manager to design high quality infographics, maps, gifs, charts and other visual elements;
  • Work with the production manager and regional editors to translate visual elements into other languages;
  • Work with editors and the production manager to deliver newsletters for the suite of China Dialogue websites;
  • Work with the social media editor to design and tailor visual elements for our social media channels.

How to apply:

Please send a CV with references and covering letter 

Applications should be submitted in English.

The application deadline is 9am on 4th January 2022.

Company

chinadialogue is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting a common understanding of China’s urgent environmental challenges.

Climate change, species loss, pollution, water scarcity and environment damage are challenges that concern all the world's citizens, and the scale of China’s problems gives them global importance. Tackling these challenges demands a common effort and shared understanding.

Here at chinadialogue we aim to identify, promote and support the unique voices (and the people behind them) that increase understanding, share precious experiences and inspire a higher awareness of the planet’s challenges, no matter whether these voices come from inside China or from around the world.

chinadialogue is devoted to making such voices heard by a global audience, in a lively, convincing and multi-lingual fashion. It is our hope that in doing so, we can move closer to viable, equitable and real solutions to environmental problems.

Company info
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Telephone
+442076832985
Location
15 Printing House Yard
Perseverance Works
London
London
E2 7PR
GB

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