Job Title: News Reporter
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze information about newsworthy events
- Evaluate news leads and news tips to develop story ideas
- Edit and/or assist in editing and proofreading
- Report and write news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
- Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a particular story.
- Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
- Review and evaluate notes taken about event aspects in order to isolate pertinent facts and details.
- Determine a story’s emphasis, length, and format, and organize material accordingly.
- Research and analyze background information related to stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information.
- Gather information about events through research, interviews, experience, and attendance at political, news, sports, social, and other functions.
- Discuss issues with Head of news in order to establish priorities and positions.
- Revise work in order to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.
Skills / Competence Requirements
- Degree in Journalism, Communication, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years’ of professional experience in journalism with increasing levels of responsibility
- Excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Outstanding ability to write and copy edit all digital content
- To have a broad understanding of current global news trends and issues
- Excellent editorial judgment of global issues.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Deadline: July 15, 2023
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