Senior Journalist

Duties/Pligte Specialised writing and high-level content output:

- Identifying noteworthy items for reporting and storytelling purposes;
- Compiling various relevant reports for the workstream and other institutional bodies such as the Rectorate, Senate, etc.;
- Developing relevant content for all internal and external media platforms, including statements (internal and external), mailers and other related announcements;
- Following up on leads generated by the workstreams and developing relevant content for internal and external platforms - news articles, media releases, social media content, opinion editorials, etc.;
- Collaborating with the team and multi-media producer towards the development of relevant content for platforms.

Communication strategy:

- Defining communication risks, issues, challenges, and opportunities in collaboration with internal partners;
- Aligning outputs in various formats with divisional and institutional strategic policy documents.

Gespesialiseerde skryfwerk en hoëvlak-inhouduitsette:

- Identifiseer nuuswaardige items om oor verslag te doen en stories oor te vertel;
- Saamstel van verskeie toepaslike verslae vir die werkstrome en ander institusionele liggame soos die Rektoraat, Senaat, ens.;
- Skep toepaslike inhoud vir alle interne en eksterne mediaplatforms, met inbegrip van verklarings (intern en ekstern), omsendbriewe en ander verwante aankondigings;
- Opvolg van wenke soos deur die werkstrome gegenereer en skep toepaslike inhoud vir interne en eksterne platforms - nuwe artikels, mediaverklarings, inhoud vir sosiale media, meningsartikels, ens.;
- Werk saam met die span en die multimediavervaardiger om toepaslike inhoud vir platforms te skep.

Kommunikasiestrategie:

- Omskryf kommunikasierisiko's, kwessies, uitdagings en geleenthede in samewerking met interne vennote;
- Belyn uitsette in verskillende formate met afdelings
- en institusionele strategiebeleidsdokumente.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- Relevant B-degree or equivalent qualification in communication, media, journalism, public relations, politics, humanities, social science, or education;
- At least ten years' experience in a media or corporate communication environment;
- Extensive research, writing and media production experience at senior level;
- The ability to compile reports;
- Portfolio of writing about a diverse range of topics;
- Strong, systematic organisational skills;
- The ability to function effectively in a multilingual and multicultural environment;
- Computer literate in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Outlook, and Teams;
- Accurate reporting of information and fine attention to detail.
- Toepaslike B-graad of gelykwaardige kwalifikasie in kommunikasie, media, joernalistiek, openbare betrekkinge, politiek, gesteswetenskappe, sosiale wetenskappe, of opvoedkunde;
- Minstens tien jaar se ervaring in 'n media
- of korporatiewekommunikasieomgewing;
- Uitgebreide navorsings-, skryf en mediavervaardigingservaring op senior vlak;
- Die vermoë om verslae te skryf;
- Portefeulje van skryfwerk oor 'n wye verskeidenheid onderwerpe;
- Sterk, sistematiese organisatoriese vaardighede;
- Die vermoë om doeltreffend in 'n meertalige en multikulturele omgewing te funksioneer;
- Rekenaarvaardig in MS Office (Word, Excel en PowerPoint), Outlook en Teams;
- Noukeurige verslaggewing van inligting en fyn oog vir detail.
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Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Multimedia production experience (online, radio, television).
- Ervaring in multimediavervaardiging (aanlyn, radio, televisie).