The Associate Editor (AE) will

• Commission pieces for the SCO and work closely with staff writers and contributors on developing the pitch. Oversee the reporting process, along with editing, copy-editing and fact checking.
• Identify and track cases which have the potential to significantly impact the development of law or otherwise impact the general public.
• Ideate stories and build a bank of stories. Find and recruit new writers.
• Write and edit reports on cases, including petition summaries and explainers on judgments and orders, deeply researched analytical pieces, and judges profiles.
• Develop and implement a communications strategy along with the rest of the team that will direct SCO’s social and digital media presence.
• Assist with other outreach strategies such as organising workshops, seminars, conferences and other events.

The role is based out of SCO’s office at Bangalore. Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and proven ability. Candidates from marginalised social groups are encouraged to apply.

The Social Media Editor will

• Develop a distinct and sharp social media voice for SCO. The Associate will devise strategies for a curated, interactive social media presence for SCO.
• Plan, edit and schedule social-media content for SCO across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and any other social-media platforms. This includes developing  exclusive content for social-media channels along with the editorial team.
• Write and edit newsletters, and manage their delivery.
• Edit multimedia reports and photographs, and design templates for social media.
• Manage SCO’s social-media accounts and newsletters, as well as digital platforms for analytics, user/member engagement, etc.
• In coordination with the editorial team, develop and implement strategies to continually grow website readership, social-media and newsletter engagement, and build a subscriber base, using current and archival content.
• Lead campaigns to expand SCO’s social-media outreach and build a subscriber base, using current and archival content.
• Analyse SCO’s audience and develop strategies to better reach and serve it.
• Designing visuals and infographics to accompany the articles and reports published by the SCO Team.
• Engaging with readers’ and subscribers’ comments and responses.

The role is based out of SCO’s office in Bangalore. Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and proven ability. Candidates from marginalised social groups are encouraged to apply.

Our full-time in-person internship programme gives recent graduates and students the opportunity to get hands-on experience in legal research and journalism and conducting logistical and administrative tasks. The programme is designed to provide interns with opportunities for learning and developing their skills in writing, research, and reportage.

The intern will assist in the production of content for the website and in collecting and processing data on the Court. Interns will also be required to assist with social media dissemination, administrative work as well.