Job description

We are looking for experienced freelance political writers/cartoonists from across the country – no chancers please!

You will need to have two years’ experience writing politically-inclined articles or drawing politically-motivated cartoons with a proven track record – if you are a blogger or have a website we will accept a link to your most recent political piece.

Also, you will need to have a proven contact-base of political leaders and people in the political sphere whom you may have written about before and understand the political trends of South Africa.

You must have a unique take on what politics should and can be in South Africa to qualify, no holds barred. A sample of a recent past article or link to the blog will be advantageous here.

For you to qualify for an online interview you will need to submit the following:

• A brief CV outlining work experience with a brief motivation-letter about your stance on political media.
• Samples of work as mentioned above.
• A 450-word piece on what you think of the Covid-19 Lockdown concerning any governmental department.
• Please check your spelling, grammar and explain foreign words by use of italics before submitting it. Feel free to be yourself here, this piece could be factual, comical, autobiographical, etc.
• Please note: We are a fun group to work with so be as creative as you wish with your piece 🙂
• A recent photograph of yourself or caricature.

Send information to with reference “Journalist” or “Cartoonist” in the subject line.

Requirements

• Excellent wordsmith or artistic skill.
• Know your politics especially South Africa’s issues and positives.
• Be professional and fun to work with.
• Have a sense of humour.  
• Understand the freelance media environment of deadlines and awesome work contributions in order to get paid well!

Posted on 28 Jul 15:33