Sub-editor

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa eMedia Investments Full time

**The Purpose of the Role**:
The individual in the role is required to ensure that news scripts, on-air graphics, boards and crawlers are succinct, accurate and relevant as well as factually correct, contextual, engaging and in line with the news channel’s writing style and editorial policy.

**Key Deliverables**:
**Sub-Editing**

Maintain high standards of spelling and grammar.

Sub-editing all eNCA content - scripts, graphics, lives, boards and crawlers.

Ensuring content is succinct, factually accurate, contextual, relevant, engaging, conversational, and in line with eNCA’s writing style.

Thoroughly check scripts and correct errors, inconsistencies and omissions.

Assisting in updating eNCA’s style guide.

**Liaison / Co-ordination**

Liaising with Producers, helping them refine story angles and content.

Attending relevant meetings, providing input, story ideas, and feedback.

Mentoring and train Reporters and Desk Producers.

**Bulletin Content**

Assisting Programme Production Teams check content in bulletin rundowns.

Write and voice local and international stories, if necessary

Sub-editing headlines and promos.

Help re-angle stories regularly.

Reviewing scripts and on-screen text in bulletins.

Checking wire services and news feeds for breaking news.

Help decide how best to visually illustrate stories.

**Stakeholder Relationships**

Building, supporting and maintaining interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives.

**Key Performance Indicators**:
eNCA scripts, graphics, lives and crawlers are checked and subbed quickly, and to a professional and acceptable standard according to the eNCA writing style. The sub-edited content must be succinct, factually accurate and conversational, and of a high UK English spelling and grammatical standard.

Communicate respectfully and professionally with the Reporter and/or Writers, helping them to refine angles and treatment of the story.

Attend relevant meetings, providing input on content, story ideas, angles.

Adequate mentoring and training of Reporters and Producers, in order to improve efficiency and script writing.

Providing assistance to the Programme teams by checking and sub-editing content, including scripts, headlines, promos, graphics, crawlers, etc. Also helping to re-angle stories, and regularly checking wire services and news feeds for breaking news and other developments.

Complying with work rules, standards and methods and taking care to minimise waste.

**Minimum Requirements of the Role**:
**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Media Studies

**Experience**:

- 5 years in Journalism / Broadcast Media

**Technology Proficiency**:

- Basic Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Dalet (Advanced)

**Language Proficiency** - Advanced English

**Technical / Job Specific Competencies**:
Accuracy / Attention to Detail - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.

Decision Making - Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions;
Information Monitoring - Setting up ongoing procedures to collect, review information needed to manage ongoing activities.

Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.

Planning and Organising - Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

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