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# The Wire Science is hiring
- URL: https://balaustine.mymagic.page/the-wire-science-is-hiring/
- Published: 2021-01-12T08:46:52.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-12T08:46:52.000Z
- Author: VM
- Tags: Scicomm, hiring, job announcement, job description, science communication, The Wire Science, #Migrated-1787484114599, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-23 11:22

Location: Bengaluru or New Delhi

*The Wire Science* is looking for a sub-editor to conceptualise, edit and produce high-quality news articles and features in a digital newsroom.

**Requirements**

- Good faculty with the English language
- Excellent copy-editing skills
- A strong news sense
- A strong interest in new scientific findings
- Know how to read scientific papers
- Familiarity with concepts related to the scientific method and scientific publishing
- Familiarity with popular social media platforms and their features
- Familiarity with the WordPress content management system (CMS)
- Ability to handle data (obtaining data, sorting and cleaning datasets, using tools like Flourish to visualise)
- Strong reasoning skills
- 1-3 years' work experience
- Optional: have a background in science or engineering

**Responsibilities**

- Edit articles according to The *Wire Science*'s requirements, within tight deadlines
- Make editorial decisions in reasonable time and communicate them constructively
- Liaise with our reporters and freelancers, and work together to produce stories
- Work with *The Wire Science*'s editor to develop ideas for stories
- Compose short news stories
- Work on multimedia rendering of published stories (i.e. convert text stories to audio/video stories)
- Work with the tech and audience engagement teams to help produce and implement features

**Salary** will be competitive.

Dalit, Adivasi, OBC and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

If you're interested, please write to Vasudevan Mukunth at [science@thewire.in](mailto:science@thewire.in). Mention you're applying for *The Wire Science* sub-editor position in the subject line of your email. In addition to attaching your resumé or CV, please include a **short cover letter** in the email's body describing why you think you should be considered.

If your application is shortlisted, we will contact you for a written test followed by an interview.