News & Feature Writer – Chisinau

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic News & Feature Writer to join our Moldova Service team in Chisinau. You will create compelling journalism for digital, social, audio, and video platforms, balancing breaking news coverage with in‑depth feature reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Research, pitch, report, and produce original news and feature stories for multiple platforms.
• Identify story angles that engage audiences and develop expertise in a specialized area such as politics, health, or the environment.
• Conduct interviews, gather information from diverse sources, and maintain rigorous fact‑checking standards.
• Collaborate with editors throughout the story development process, from concept to publication.
• Cover breaking news and long‑form features both in the field and from the bureau.
• Create multimedia content using modern digital journalism techniques.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of professional journalism experience with a strong reporting, writing, and editing background.
• Proven ability to cover political, economic, social, or international affairs and to produce investigative pieces.
• Excellent interviewing, research, and storytelling skills.
• Fluent Romanian, proficient Russian, and working proficiency in English.

Required skills

• Audio editing
• Video editing
• Live streaming
• Social media publishing
• SEO and audience‑engagement strategies