About the role
Most good stories are not in a press note. They are in someone's head: a founder, a school head, an NGO volunteer, a shopkeeper who started something. As a Story Writer you speak to them, listen for what actually happened and why it matters, and write it up — a Story Short of 50–70 words that carries the whole meaning, and the full story behind it.
What you will do
- Reach out to organisations and individuals, set up calls or visits, and get the story from the people who lived it.
- Ask the questions that fill the gaps: who, what, where, when, and why it matters. Follow up until it is clear.
- Write the Story Short so that someone who reads only that understands the whole story.
- Record your sources and who agreed to what, and keep the story to what you can support.
- Submit stories through the Studio, and answer any questions about them quickly.
What we are looking for
- Clear spoken and written English.
- Comfortable calling or meeting people you do not know, and good at getting them talking.
- Two or more pieces of writing you can show, published or not.
- Careful with names, numbers and dates: you check before you file.
Helpful, not required
- Writing or speaking another Indian language.
- Experience in journalism, communications or PR.
- Knowing the local businesses and institutions where you live.
A small task to include
Pick someone you know who runs something small — a shop, a class, a club. Talk to them for fifteen minutes. Send a 60-word Story Short, a 250-word story, and the questions you asked.
Put it in a document or page and share the link in your application, or paste it into the note.