Multimedia Journalist/sub Editor

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa African Community Media Full time

Remuneration:

- cost-to-company
- Benefits:

- Provident fund, medical aid optional
- Location:

- Cape Town
- Education level:

- Diploma
- Job level:

- Mid
- Own transport required:

- Yes
- Travel requirement:

- Often
- Type:

- Permanent
- Reference:

- #MMJSentinelNews
- Company:

- African Community Media
- Produce newsworthy stories that are well researched, accurate, balanced and well written and ready for publication across multiple editorial platforms.
- Have excellent writing skills and the ability to write hard news, features and well as human interest stories.
- Establish a strong network of contacts.
- Use social media to drive readership.
- Produce pictures, audio and or videos for the Sentinel News online platforms and those of its sister titles.
- Use social media to break news and engage with online audience.
- Generate ideas for unique story packages and community focus and reader engagement.
- Manage a personal diary and initiate stories.
- Sub-edit stories to comply with legal, style and space requirements; and lay out pages to meet weekly production deadlines.
- Meet the deadline demands of the title.
- Any other function as and when required.

**Requirements**:

- Must have a tertiary qualification in journalism or equivalent.
- Three years proven journalistic experience, including writing and sub-editing in English, photography and layout.
- Excellent command of English and sound understanding of the principles of sub-editing.
- Ability to lay out pages using Adobe InDesign
- Must be familiar with the communities covered by the paper and have a wide range of contacts there.
- Must have a valid drivers licence.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with high level contacts.
- Must be able to think creatively and be a self-starter who shows initiative and ability can work
- Be highly flexible, sometimes having to working long, irregular hours, nightshift, weekends and public holidays.
- The ability to work under pressure.

Posted on 22 Dec 10:12, Closing date 10 Jan



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