Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual with a passion for technology, social media, and online content to be at the forefront of breaking news. You will be an integral part of the algorithm training process, helping to define important factors for clients.
Key Responsibilities
A News Analyst will spend their time on the following day-to-day tasks:
• Reviewing and analyzing real-time data from various sources.
• Identifying, verifying, tagging the right news topic and location, and drafting captions for breaking news using client tool.
• Performing quality assurance (QA) on algorithmic data streams to improve dataset output.
• Staying up-to-date with social media and local news publishers’ events in APAC region
• Participating in user experience (UX) research studies for internal QA tools. 100
Job Requirements
Essential Skills:
• Proficiency in Japanese (Certified JLPT N1) and the ability to translate content into English.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills (B2 or equivalent).
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to monitor and analyze real-time data from multiple datasets
• Audit and programmatically apply business rules for data validation
• Monitoring and provide constant feedback on QA algorithmic data streams to improve the quality of the dataset output
• Participate in UX user research studies for internal QA tools
• Stay up-to-date on new events, policies, processes, and procedures in APAC region
• A goal and result-oriented mindset.
Nice to Have Skills:
• Proficient in other foreign languages other than Mandarin, Cantonese, English, and Korean is an added advantage.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a rapidly changing environment – fast learner.
Qualifications:
• A degree, preferably in Journalism, Communications, Translation, English, political/social sciences, or a related field.
• 1-4 years of work experience as a reporter covering breaking news, or working in digital media, or an educational equivalent.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
