Political Researcher cum Script Writer (Telugu)

Headcount: 1

Reports to: Regional Editorial Lead

Location: Hyderabad, T elangana - on-siteThe desk role. Builds the factual foundation the unit publishes on - constituency data, electoral history, policy and records - and turns that material, together with the reporter

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s field work, into broadcast-ready Telugu scripts. Research and writing sit in one seat, which makes this the hardest hire in the unit and the one worth taking longest over.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain constituency profiles: demographics, electoral history, margins, sitting members, local issues.

Analyse election data, survey results, and polling trends; prepare the numbers the graphics team visualises.

T rack legislation, budgets, schemes, and administrative orders relevant to T elangana coverage.

V erify every factual claim before it enters a script, and refuse the ones that will not stand up.

Write and edit scripts in T elugu for studio segments, explainers, bulletins, and short-form video.

Shape the weekly running order with the Regional Editorial Lead against the news cycle.

Write interview question sets, on-screen text, headlines, and lower-third copy.

Adapt long-form material into short-form scripts without losing accuracy.

Maintain a consistent editorial voice - neutral, plain, free of partisan framing - and a research archive the next person can use.

Flag any content requiring the Amber or Red approval tier under the editorial standard.

Requirements





3+ years spanning political research and writing - newsroom desk, policy analysis, or broadcast scripting. Candidates strong in only one half of this role are the common failure mode.

Excellent written T elugu in a broadcast register - written to be spoken, not read.

Comfortable with data - election commission datasets, census figures, budget documents - and able to read them accurately.

Deep working knowledge of T elangana politics; able to write about it without briefing on every basic point.

W orking English, since much source material is in English.

T wo samples required: a research or policy note, and a piece of scripted or broadcast writing.

Based in or willing to relocate to Hyderabad; on-site role.

Native or fluent T elugu; working English. Hindi an advantage.

Comfortable with a six-day content week and occasional evening or weekend work around political events.

Signs the standard Molitics engagement terms including the editorial neutrality clause and an NDA. No holding of party office, contesting elections, or public campaigning during the engagement.

Preferred

Political science, public policy, economics, or statistics background.

Familiarity with ECI data, R TI, and legislative records.

Bulletin production or newsroom desk experience.

Basic Excel or data visualisation.

Pay: ₹8,951.14 - ₹44,198.23 per month

Benefits

- Versatile schedule

Work Location: In person

📌 Political Researcher & Scriptwriter (Hyderabad)
🏢 MOLITICS INFOMEDIA
📍 Hyderabad