Intern Online Creative Writer

Poshbase is an online media community for News, Entertainment & Lifestyle (Events, Fashion, Beauty, Health, Personal Development and Gist). Poshbase.com is an intuition of Poshbase Unlimited; we offer full-fledged multi-dynamic user engagements and brand alignment to coveted audience across demographics.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Intern Online Creative Writer
Job Location: Lagos
Slot: 2
Job Description

• Poshbase.com is looking to hire Interns Online Creative Writers to write and produce various projects, News/Non-News Blogs/Video Blogs regularly/daily, to expand our company’s digital footprint, awareness, subscribers, and leads across multiple channels online/offline.

Job Details
S/he is required to do the following:

• Sources for breaking and update current news events and items
• Develop original content for News/Non-News reports/stories.
• Develop original content for fiction, nonfiction, and short stories.
• Data entry and updates to Poshase.com.
• Use the written words to express story lines and ideas.
• Write content for Poshbase.com, trade journals, newsletters, forum, blogs and vlog (Online Video Shows).
• Produce content for broadcasts, motion pictures, and other types of performance.
• Develop scripted material for the Web and other communication devices.
• Conduct extensive research on various topics.
• Write outlines and rough drafts.
• Conduct Interviews with Upcoming Artists/ Entrepreneurs /Business Owners /Politicians & others in a range of different circumstances.
• To write simply with conversational style
• Build relevant industry contacts to maintain the continues the flow of news, for example, police and emergency services, local council, community groups, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organizations, the general public, etc.;
• Appropriately source and cite resources.
• Edit content for correct spelling and grammar.
• Work with editors to revise and rewrite sections.
• Conduct research and perform extensive fact-checking to obtain factual information
• Research and write articles in a conversational style, which engages readers
• Maintain blogs to keep in touch with fans and readers.
• Attend press conferences and ask question (lots of questions);
• Work closely with all the other personnel such as the news team, photographers and editors (etc.);

Required Qualifications

• Post-JAMB (Awaiting Admission) & Undergraduate in a reputable university.
• Must possess Flair & Passion for journalism, writing, PR, communications, and social media activities.
• Past experience building audiences either online or offline.
• Past experience producing offline/online content as well as channel-specific knowledge (blog, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, etc.)

Others:

• Must be between 18 – 23 years old
• BYOD (Bring Your Own Devices – laptops, etc.)
• Residents within Ikota/Ajah/Ibeju Lekki axis are highly preferred.

Application Deadline 
10th February, 2018.

Application Method 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to email, stating the applied position as the ‘subject’ of your mail

Note: The successful candidate(s) is/are required to work with his/her mobile devices (laptops, phones, and/or tablets); we will not provide the successful candidate(s) with any mobile devices.