Company: Cognizant
Role: News Analyst
Experience: 0 Years (Freshers)
Salary: ₹2.75 – 3.25 Lacs P.A.
Job Location: Hyderabad (Remote)
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Date: Wednesday, 7th January 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Venue: Cognizant Office, Ground Floor, Tower 5, GAR Infobahn, Kokapet, Hyderabad
Contact Person: Adiba
Cognizant Walk-in Drive: Exciting Career Opportunities Awaits
Freshers who graduated in 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025 with a three or four-year full-time degree are invited to apply. This role involves working with real-time news data, algorithm training, and content quality assurance.
As a News Analyst, you will contribute to defining key data factors, monitoring breaking news, validating content accuracy, and improving dataset quality.
- Updated Resume
- Xerox copy of Government-issued ID
- Two Passport-size Photographs
- Monitor and analyze real-time data from multiple datasets
- Identify and investigate errors in news alerts and captions
- Cross-check information with social media for accuracy
- Write and edit captions for social media posts
- Apply business rules for data validation
- Perform quality assurance on algorithmic outputs
- Stay updated with policies and QA processes
- Adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment
- Degree in Journalism, Communications, English, or related fields
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
- Goal and result-oriented mindset
- Foreign language proficiency is a plus
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
UG: B.A in Communication, Journalism
PG: M.A, MBA/PGDM, or Integrated PG in Any Specialization