KBS WORLD Radio is Hiring Editor/Anchor
KBS WORLD Radio English Service is looking for an editor/anchor. This full-time job mainly consists of copy-editing news and other longer form scripts and anchoring segments and/or shows for KBS WORLD Radio programs, including KBS WORLD Radio News.
Position: Anchor/Copy Editor
Application Deadline: Feb .15, 2026 (Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis)
Please send a cover letter, resume and portfolio or work (writing, audio recordings, video clips etc.) with the subject line "KBS WORLD RADIO NEWS FEATURES EDITOR APPLICATION (Your name)" to kbsenglishnews@kbs.co.kr
Job Description
- Copy-editing news and other program scripts, voice-overs for daily and weekly programs
- Writing and presenting segments for daily and weekly programs
- Booking guests for various segments
- Engaging with listeners through social media, email, etc
- Assist news and features teams with various tasks as requested
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented and have strong time-management skills they can apply independently and industriously. They will be a sharp and driven native English speaker with impeccable knowledge of prose, grammar and composition. They must be equipped with a versatile on-air radio voice and personality.
A candidate must meet one of the following requirements:
1) A graduate degree in a relevant field
2) An undergraduate degree in a relevant field with at least a year of career experience in a related area
3) More than five years of work experience in a related area
Applicants are required to apostille their original academic degree (diploma) and work experience (certificate of employment or employment verification letter), and submit those documents along with their resume, cover letter and other supporting materials.
Applicants who hold a bachelor's, master's or PhD degree from a Korean university are not required to apostille their degree certificates. Proof of work experience issued by Korean employers do not have to be apostilled.
Visa/Work Permit
Applicants are responsible for obtaining the relevant visa/work permit. Failing to obtain a proper work permit on time could lead to cancellation of the job offer.
Select applicants, who do not possess a degree from a Korean university or proof of employment within Korea, will be required to submit the aforementioned apostilled documents, as well as copies translated into Korean to the Korea Immigration Service of the Ministry of Justice in order to obtain the relevant visa/work permit under the E-7 announcer category. (No other job categories are available for the current vacancies.)
Please contact the South Korean MOJ immigration hotline for details.
What we offer
A salary of approximately 44,000,000 KRW per year including severance pay. Additional benefits include 15 paid vacation days, a 500,000 KRW resettlement allowance and round-trip airfare (if relocating to South Korea from another country).
Details of Employment
40+ hours a week (Mon~Fri), Occasional weekends and holidays. Renewable one-year contract. Exact starting date negotiable.
Please send a cover letter, resume and portfolio or work (writing, audio recordings, video clips etc.) with the subject line "KBS WORLD RADIO NEWS FEATURES EDITOR APPLICATION (Your name)" to kbsenglishnews@kbs.co.kr
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Due to a high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries.
(Source: KBS WORLD Radio)
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