Ongoing Recruitment at NEWS Africa

Ongoing Recruitment at NEWS Africa

We are a soon-to-launch, premium online general interest news publication that covers the business side of all subjects in Nigeria and Africa in general. We are assembling a group of young, highly skilled and well-motivated team players who want to be game changers. Candidates should be able to prove they have a nose for news - finding original stories a breaking news.

Job Title: Editor

Job Responsibilities

•     The editor will be responsible for the delivery of world class relevant content for our readers.
•     Success will be measured by audience development and engagement. For example, performance metrics for the web will include: unique user, page impressions/users and time spent/users.
•     The ideal candidates must take charge of three key areas content management.
•     Audience development and staff management.

Requirements

•     Relevant journalism experience, with strong analytical, creative organisation and interpersonal skills.
•     Candidates must possess proficiency in modern, digital journalism.
•     Experience as a line editor in a mainstream newspaper is an added advantage.
•     A robust network of news sources is essential, as well as a good presence on social media.

Job Title: NEWS Editor

Job Responsibilities

•     The news editor will be responsible for the news contents - text and visuals - and shall manage the team of reporters

Requirements

•     Relevant journalism experience, with strong analytical, news and rich base of source.
•     Candidates must possess proficiency in modern, digital journalism, as well as a good presence on social media.

Job Title: Correspondent - Federal Capital

Job Responsibilities

•     The correspondent will based in Abuja and shall report mainly political activities in Federal capital territory particularly the political parties and the three arms zone.

Requirements

•     Journalism experience with hands on skills in the new media.
•     Good reportorial and analytical skills are essential.
•     Candidates who already live in Abuja and have rich network of source have advantage

Job Title: Photo and Video Journalism

Job Responsibilities

•     The Journalist will be responsible for photographic and video contents from sourcing to editing and production, including voice-overs.

Requirements

•     The ideal candidate must understand the modern journalism environment. Reportorial experience is an added advantage.

Job Title: Business Reporter​

Job Responsibilities

•     The correspondent will be based in Lagos and shall report mainly finance and the service industry

Requirements

•     Journalism experience with hands-on skills in new media.
•     Good analytical and writing skills are essential

Job Title: Entertainment Reporter

Job Responsibilities

•     The correspondent will be based in Lagos and shall report entertainment and social circuit

Requirements

•     Journalism experience with hands-on skills in new media.
•     Reportorial skills are essential.
•     Good knowledge of global entertainment industry is an added advantage.

How to Apply

All qualified candidates should send their cover letters, CV's and applications to: mediajobs360@gmail.com with the position applied for as the subject of the e-mail.