Online News Editor is needed at Mctimothy Associates Consulting Limited
JOB TITLE: Online News Editor
LOCATION: Mainland, Lagos
Job Description
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- We are seeking for a competent online news editor who will be responsible for generating and editing the ‘news’ content of the website, and has quality control oversight of all website content.
Responsibilities
- Lead online news coverage, and manage the online team.
- Enact the editorial policy and agenda agreed by the Director of Broadcast with the CEO and Director of Projects, and attend regular meetings with them.
- Take responsibility for the news areas of the website, ensuring consistent high quality, good ‘inclusive’ writing, plenty of visuals and timely uploads.
- Take a quality control oversight of other website content to ensure clear and logical writing, sensible links to connected areas, and striking relevant images.
- Hold regular meetings with Online Journalists and assign them to research and cover news stories, features, specialist interviews and other original content.
- Take a significant part of the research and writing, while taking responsibility for, and checking and subbing, the work of Online Journalists.
Requirements
- Understanding of news, a good instinct for a story, knowledge of visual layout and photography.
- Understanding of the social issues that Fixers raise.
- Highly literate in IT and the web, skilled at visual layout, and handling photographs.
- B.Sc in Mass Communication, Journalism or any related field
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Tech Savvy
- Excellent communication skills
- Management and Leadership skills
- Minimum of 5 years experience on the role.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using “Online News Editor” as the subject of the mail.
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Deadline | 7th August, 2020. |