Job Title: Broadcast Journalist
Locations: Lagos, Osun
Responsibilities
- Identifying necessary resources and deploying/managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew;
- Generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources;
- Developing and maintaining local contacts and assuming a public relations role;
- Understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
- Pitching ideas to editors and commissioners;
- Deciding on the running order for bulletins and making any necessary changes during broadcast;
- Researching and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.;
- Writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports;
- Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle to approach a story from;
- Using portable digital video (DV) cameras and other equipment to record material and appropriate editing software to produce complete packages for broadcast;
- Preparing and presenting material ‘on air’ for both pre-recorded and live pieces;
- Providing directorial input, advising crews on what to film or record;
- Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews;
- Preparing timings for each news item and monitoring these during broadcast.
Requirements
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- Excellent news-gathering and reporting skills
- A clear and professional broadcasting voice
- A persuasive manner and the ability to draw information from people
- A feel for what makes a story and how best to present it to particular audiences
- Excellent writing skills
- The ability to think creatively and see all potential angles of a story
- Confidence
- Quick reactions
- To be effective under the pressure of deadlines
- To be objective, fair and balanced in the treatment of stories
- Technical knowledge and skills in using a range of audio and/or visual equipment
- Accuracy
- A knowledge of the law, ethics and industry regulation as they affect journalists
- Self-motivation
- Flexibility
- A smart appearance.
- OND qualification.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Deadline: January 8, 2021
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