Multimedia Journalist at Kagiso Media

Key Accountabilities: 

Multimedia Reporting: 

• Receiving an assignment or evaluating news leads and news tips to develop unique content.
• Gathering and verifying factual information regarding stories through interviews, observation, and research.
• Report, write, capture visual content, edit and produce stories for multiple platforms on deadline for all digital channels.
• Shoot video and still photos to illustrate stories.
• Provide live reports/ crossing from site of events.
• Write and produce quality news stories for multiple online platforms as per the style guide.
• Generating new stories as well as developing and moving on stories already in the news.
• Producing content for use in bulletins and online.
• Assist in the planning and production of all news/current affairs across platforms including packages, special reports and on-air radio programmes where required.

Sourcing & Compilation:

• Providing original content for radio and on all digital platforms.
• Ensure relevant news stories are reflected online.
• Ensure accuracy by verification of facts.
• Provide briefs on self initiated stories being pursued.
• Ensure that news content are balanced in terms of local, national and international priority aimed at target audience.
• Writing original online content
• Exchanging of online content with Jacaranda FM.
• Editing and publishing of online video content.
• Maintaining all digital platforms including twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. 

News & Content Coverage:

• Monitor and approach multiple sources to gather local and national content on a daily basis to ensure that the newsroom is covering all relevant events.
• Source, research and verify newsworthy stories/content.
• Keep up to date with current affairs.
• Brief newsroom to prioritize stories and to choose events to cover.
• Log events.

Press Conferences

• Record information for bulletins.
• Download quality sound for bulletins
• Share relevant information with News Room. 
• Responsible for acquiring pictures at all newsworthy events for website and social media captions.
• Build up and maintain contact database. 
• Maintain a good relationship with newsmakers, various departmental and organizational spokespeople.

Team Participation:

• Ensure continuity through the various news shifts.
• Ensure all relevant stories are followed up and passed on through the different shifts.
• Contributes positively to the news team and station.
• Constant communication, interaction and feedback with colleagues.
• Contribute stories to the forward planning diary.

General & Administrative Tasks:

• Execute any tasks that may reasonably be expected.
• Assist in various areas of the news department.
• Attend news diary meetings daily.
• Work Shifts according to Shift Roster.
• Required to work on weekends in accordance to shift roster as required.
• Participate in station promotions as and when required

Requirements

Qualification Requirements: 

• Grade 12/ Matric
• Degree or Diploma in Journalism

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• 2 - 3 years related experience in a newsroom both desk & field 
• Valid driver’s license.
• Comprehensive knowledge of News and the Broadcast Industry.
• Vast knowledge of current affairs.
• Willing to work irregular and flexible hours, including weekends and public holidays as and when required.