Job description

• Produce newsworthy stories that are well researched, accurate, balanced and well written for the African NEws Agency.
• Produce high quality stories, that are error free and ready for publication for all platforms
• Establish a strong network of contacts
• Editing copy that complies with legal, style and space requirements
• Follow up stories
• Use social media to drive readership
• Supply links, pictures, audio and or videos
• 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
• Initiate stories
• Meet the deadline demand of the title whilst projecting a positive image

Requirements

• Must have a tertiary qualification in journalism or equivalent.
• Must have and be able to supply a contactable list of high profile contacts.
• Have a strong presence on social media with a number of followers.
• Must have a valid driver’s licence.
• Must have extensive contact base
• Must have at least three years’ journalism experience working on multiple platforms
• Having a formal training qualification in multimedia journalism would be advantageous.
• Have a flair for tackling and writing a wide variety of stories.

Personal Skills/Attributes

• Be technologically well advanced on all social network platforms
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills in gathering news and presenting news
• Have excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with high-level contacts
• Must have the ability to think creatively.
• Be a self – starter that shows initiative and ability to work independently.
• Be extremely motivated and driven to work in a highly pressurised fast pace environment.
• Be highly flexible working long, irregular hours night shift, weekends and public holidays
• Be prepared to travel long distances across the province and country.
• The ability to work under constant deadlines pressure