SENIOR DIGITAL JOURNALIST – PREMIUM

SUMMARY:
SENIOR DIGITAL JOURNALIST – PREMIUM

POSITION INFO:

One of our esteemed clients, being a leader in the online and print news industry, have 2 exciting full time, permanent, office-based opportunities for Senior Digital Journalists within their Editorial (Digital) Department, reporting to the Digital News Editor and working on Premium content – paid content behind the paywall.

Senior Digital Journalists:

The journalists will write long form investigative pieces and unique content for behind our paywall (subscribers only – paid content – Premium articles); thus, 2 Premium Senior Digital Journalists. Need to have a good background in politics, current affairs and hard news and a good contact book (courts, police etc)

Purpose of the Job:

To cover news events assigned by the Editors and to produce unique, accurate and well-written stories daily for our publication.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan and write fresh, accurate copy to deadline for all platforms, in co-operation with the Digital News Editor and Digital Editor.
• Manage your own daily diary, and pitch unique story ideas, with creative angles and elements.
• Create, publish, and promote multimedia content, working independently as well as with the multimedia team.
• Researching of articles.
• Gathering of news from a variety of reliable sources.
• Interviewing sources.
• Covering important events/issues timeously.
• Staying up to date with privacy, contempt and defamation laws.
• Establishing and maintaining a network of contacts.
• Adhere to Code of Ethics and Editorial Standards and Practices.
• Monitor and effectively use social media to pick up news leads and story ideas, as well as promote your work.
• Upload and publish stories using the company’s CMS.
• Assist with online administrative functions as directed.
• Mentor and coach junior staff members.
• Monitor analytics constantly.
• Utilise analytics to maximise all stories and articles published.
• Adhere to Google algorithm requirements and write with SEO and Google search in mind.
• Study and adhere to the organisations Style Guide.

Core Competencies Required:

Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Journalism.
• Minimum 5 years’ mainstream journalism experience.
• Talent for writing, coupled with a keen interest in breaking news and current affairs and politics.
• Established network of contacts.
• Newsroom and current affairs writing experience.
• Ability to adapt to changing news and media scene, with a keen interest in new media

Skills:

• Experience using any CMS (Wordpress, Joomla, etc.)
• Experience in using Adobe CS, Final Cut or other video editing tools, or audio editing tools.
• Basic Photography/videography skills
• Communication skills.
• Relationship-building skills.

Aptitude:

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Deadline driven.
• High degree of professional journalistic conduct.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Availability to work overtime and on weekends.
• Ability to work speedily but accurately.

Other Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license
• Own reliable vehicle

Remuneration

Remuneration is negotiable around R45 000pm All interested candidates to send their updated CV’s in word format and their current/previous remuneration details to

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