James' CV
James Jose
Assistant Digital Editor | Digital Journalism I Sports Writer I Page Production
Profile summary
Strategic Assistant Digital Editor with 25 years shaping digital journalism and newsroom operations across 4 organizations with GCC experience. Known for expertise in breaking news reporting, digital publishing strategy, and print production workflows. Committed to delivering accurate, SEO-optimized content and driving audience engagement through effective editorial management.
Career highlights
Digital Publishing Strategy: Defined digital publishing strategy at Khaleej Times by monitoring regional and international developments to shape breaking news output and drive readership traffic.
World Cup Print Production: Managed complete print production during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, producing multiple daily pages throughout the tournament.
Sports Newsroom Coordination: Shaped regional sports coverage across the UAE and GCC by steering digital-first reporting strategies, newsroom coordination, and print production workflows.
Sub-Editing And Production: Oversaw sub-editing operations at multiple publications to produce print-ready pages, coordinate daily newsroom workflows, and generate exclusive sports stories.
Key skills
Professional experience
Defined digital publishing strategy, steering regional and global news coverage. Monitored UAE, GCC, and international developments to shape breaking news output.
- Published breaking stories in real time based on monitored UAE, GCC, and global news developments.
- Edited, formatted, and uploaded reporter content using CMS platforms.
- Curated homepage content and managed evergreen stories to increase engagement.
- Repackaged and distributed content across digital and social media platforms.
- Sent push notifications across multiple platforms to drive readership and traffic, ensuring accuracy, clarity, SEO optimization, and editorial standards.
Shaped regional sports and general news coverage across the UAE and GCC, steering digital-first reporting strategies, newsroom coordination, and end-to-end print production workflows.
- Managed full-page production including layout planning, headlines, formations, and curated photo galleries for sports and general news.
- Produced in-depth match reports, features, and analysis while reporting on health, urban development, and community affairs.
- Managed complete print production during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, producing five World Cup pages and one additional daily page throughout the tournament.
Directed daily newsroom workflows and coordinated production schedules for print editions, shaping sports coverage strategy across the Mumbai market.
- Generated exclusive sports stories and match analysis for daily print publication.
- Oversaw sub-editing operations to produce print-ready pages.
Shaped newsroom operations and editorial workflow, steering a team covering regional sporting events and producing daily print editions.
- Generated exclusive sports stories and match analysis for daily publication.
- Coordinated event coverage and managed daily newsroom workflow.
- Oversaw sub-editing and produced print-ready pages.
- Delivered exclusive reports and feature stories.
Education
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Journalism, Psychology, and English Literature
Languages
English · Fluent
Hindi · Fluent
Kannada · Fluent
Malayalam · Fluent
Tamil · Fluent