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Junior Journalist

Media24 / Afrikaans News

Wes-Kaap

On-site

ZAR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Media24 / Afrikaans News is looking for a junior journalist to contribute to editorial projects, particularly supplements. This role involves building relationships, working on special events, and enhancing the newspaper's digital presence through social media. Ideal candidates should possess strong writing and digital skills.

Qualifications

  • Experience in news gathering.
  • Ability to work according to deadlines.
  • Resourcefulness and enthusiasm for content.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute editorially to all newspaper departments, especially supplements.
  • Assist in managing editorials for special projects.
  • Liaise with readers and build effective relationships.

Skills

News gathering
Writing skills
Photographic abilities
Digital platforms knowledge
Social media skills
Resourcefulness
Efficiency
Enthusiasm

Job description

Die Burgerhas an exciting development opportunity for a junior journalist who will especially contribute to the newspaper’s supplements. To the extent that the newspapers supplement offering expands, this position can be enhanced to play a bigger role in editorial supplement management.

The position entails:

Contributing editorially and in other aspects towards all departments of the newspaper, but especially the supplements and corporate content team, in accordance with operational and production requirements and on reasonable request of management. This can inter alia include:

  • Editorial and other projects for example regarding matric results and special schools events such as the annual Schools Guide and Matric supplement
  • Editorial contributions for other supplements, including writing stories for Jip, Motors,Gesond, Landbou, Eiendommeand Versnit
  • Editorial contributions towards special projects of supplements
  • Help with signing off supplements if editor is away and standing in when editors are not available
  • Rendering copy for the main newspaper on request of news managers
  • Joining weekend teams
  • Liaising with readers as well as public and private institutions, in so doing building effective relationships with the relevant people and institutions, which will include after-hours functions where necessary
  • Representing the newspaper and its supplements in a credible, professional and ethical way within working hours as well as after hours at events and functions such as work sessions, festivals, etc., enhancing a network of contacts and expertise
  • Broadening the readers’ footprint and creating opportunities for possible advertising income by creative use of digital platforms, especially social media
  • Development of article proposals to provide content that is highly relevant, interesting and/or useful to readers.

Extended objectives in this area would include:
Involvement in the editorial management of supplements, should the situation arise.

The position requires a well-rounded journalist with:

  • Experience of gathering news
  • Good writing skills
  • Good photographic abilities
  • Good knowledge and skills regarding digital platforms and especially social media
  • Ability to work according to plan so that content will be ready, processed and packaged on time within the agreed deadlines
  • Resourcefulness, efficiency and enthusiasm beneficial towards content for Die Burgerand its supplements as a whole.

Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.

Die Burgerhet ’n opwindende ontwikkelingsgeleentheid vir ’n junior joernalis wat veral by die koerant se bylaes betrokke sal wees. Namate die koerant se bylae-aanbieding aangepas word, kan hierdie pos uitgebrei word om ’n breër rol te speel in die redaksionele bylaebestuur.

Die pos behels:

Dra redaksioneel en andersins by tot alle afdelings van die koerant, maar veral die bylae- en bedryfsredaksie, soos vereis deur operasionale- en produksiebehoeftes en op billike en redelike versoek van die bestuur. Dit kan onder meer insluit:

  • Redaksionele en ander projekte rondom byvoorbeeld die matriekuitslae en spesiale skole-geleenthede soos die jaarlikse Skolegids en Matriekbylaag;
  • Redaksionele werk vir ander bylaes. Dit kan insluit die skryf van stories vir Jip, Motors,Gesond, Landbou, Eiendommeand Versnit;
  • Dra redaksioneel by tot bylaes se spesiale projekte;
  • Help om bylaes af teken indien redakteur weg is, en staan in as redakteurs nie beskikbaar is nie;
  • Lewer kopie vir die hoofkoerant op versoek van nuusbestuurders;
  • Skakel in by naweekspanne;
  • Skakel met lesers, asook openbare en private instellings en bou so doeltreffende verhoudings met relevante persone en instellings. Dit sluit in na-ure-funksies in, waar nodig;
  • Verteenwoordig die koerant en sy bylaes op ’n geloofwaardige, professionele en etiese wyse, binne werksure sowel as na-ure by geleenthede en funksies soos werksessies, feeste ens. Bou netwerk van kontakte en kundigheid uit;
  • Verbreed die lesersvoetspoor en skep geleenthede vir moontlike advertensie-inkomste deur die kreatiewe gebruik van digitale platforms, veral sosiale media;
  • Ontwikkel artikelvoorstelle wat sal sorg vir inhoud wat hoogs relevant, interessant en/of bruikbaar vir lesers sal wees.

Strekteikens op hierdie gebied sou insluit:

  • Raak betrokke by die redaksionele bestuur van bylaes, sou die situasie daarvoor ontstaan.

Die pos vereis ’n veelsydige joernalis met:

  • ervaring van nuusinsameling;
  • goeie skryfvaardighede;
  • goeie fotografievaardighede;
  • goeie kennis en vaardighede mbt. digitale platforms en veral die sosiale media;
  • die vermoë om planmatig te werk sodat inhoud betyds gelewer, verwerk en verpak kan word binne die ooreengekome spertye;
  • vindingrykheid, deeglikheid en entoesiasme wat in diens staan van die inhoud van Die Burgeren sy bylaes in sy geheel.

Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.
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