Reporter: Durban

6 months ago

Durban, South Africa eMedia Investments Full time

The incumbent would be required to report on news stories of the day through, live content and packages.

**Interpersonal and team relationships**

Build, support and maintain interpersonal and team relationships to ensure stable working environment and achievement of team objectives.

**Personal development**

Completing Individual Development Plan.

Attending learning and development courses.

Participating in peer and team learning initiatives.

**Budget Compliance**

Comply with work rules, standards and methods. Take care to minimise waste.

**Conducting Research**

Conducting research and writing scripts on topics prior to broadcasts.

Identifying newsworthy events and developments and generating unique story ideas from this.

Attend weekly diary meetings to pitch, discuss story ideas and developments and plan the week ahead with the team.

Generating thought provoking and compelling stories.

Checking electronic media (wires), social media and articles of interest.

Checking archives for specified and appropriate visuals.

**Conducting Interviews**

Representing the organization at conferences, press briefings, events, and interviews.

Interviewing eyewitnesses, authorities, and people of interest in news stories.

Assigning & Briefing the Camera Operator and Interviewee prior to broadcast.

Conducting preliminary telephonic interviews.

Asking probing follow-up questions.

Ensuring interviews contain a variety of voices and/or angles.

**Writing Scripts**

Writing scripts in line with visuals.

Transcribing and summarizing events for further news purposes.

Providing time coded short list with all scripts for Sub-Editors.

Checking facts with relevant stakeholders to ensure that stories are accurate and unbiased.

Deliver a well-researched story including a video that has unique angles for eNCA's online audience.

**Reporting**

Updating and maintaining a strong contact base for story ideas.

Knowledge of current local, national and international news.

Traveling to events and ensuring the proper maintenance, security, and care of recording equipment.

Working collaboratively with Cameramen and other members of a reporting team.

Attending and reporting on events that are of interest to the public.

Delivering scripted, spontaneous, live, and prerecorded reports on newsworthy events.

Provide compelling packages with content for television.

Conducting live and on camera interviews that are hard-hitting and probing.

Conducting live reports from the field ensuring accuracy and objectivity.

Ensuring stories have depth and quality.

Doing in-studio lives that are professional and informative.

Providing the news desk with regular updates on stories by adhering to the editorial deadlines.

Adhering to story deadlines.

Taking a multi-media approach to individual stories done by use of graphics and animations thereby ensuring good sound quality, still pictures as well as moving visuals and overall content are shared, prepared and edited properly - ready for air.

Ensuring a professional appearance, language use, and manner throughout reports.

**Qualifications**

National Senior Certificate - Essential

3-year National Diploma in Media Studies/ Television/ Journalism and/or Communications - Essential

**Experience**

5 years as a Reporter in News/Television and/or Broadcast Journalism - Essential

Driver's License - Essential

Own Vehicle - Recommended

**Computer Literacy**

MS Office Suite - Advanced

**Functional/Technical **Competencies**

Ethical and professional research and reporting skills.

Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Able to form and ask probing questions to interviewees.

Passionate about the news and current events.

Well-spoken, engaging, and knowledgeable about news events.

Critically-minded, meticulous, and excellent recall of facts.

Adventurous, calm under pressure, and determined to uncover the truth.

Great interpersonal and rapport-building skills.

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