Senior Digital Journalist at Adcorp Holdings Limited

Job Description

• An opportunity for a Senior Digital Journalist exists within our Digital Department, reporting to the Digital News Editor.
• To cover news events assigned by the Digital News Editor and to produce accurate and well-written stories daily for our publication.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Established network of political contacts.
• Newsroom and current affairs writing experience.
• Valid driver’s license
• Own reliable vehicle

Core Competencies Required:

Skills:

• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook.
• 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.

Additional Information
Main Responsibilities:

• Plan and write fresh, accurate copy to deadline for all platforms in co-operation with the Digital News Editor and Editor.
• Researching of articles.
• Verifying statements and facts.
• Gathering of news from a variety of reliable sources.
• Interviewing sources.
• Generation of ideas and proposals for new stories.
• Covering important events/issues timeously.
• Staying up to date with privacy, contempt and defamation laws.
• Liaising with editors, sub-editors, design and photographers.
• Establishing and maintaining a network of contacts.
• Adhere to Code of Ethics and Editorial Standards and Practices.
• Monitor social media to pick up news leads and story ideas.
• Upload, publish and promote stories to the website and online.
• Assist with online administrative functions as directed.
• Create, publish and promote multimedia content.
• Guide, train 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