Minimum Requirements
- Tertiary qualification advantageous
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Internet and social media familiarity
• Sub editing skills
• Copy tasting skills
• Basic photo editing skills
• Translating from Afrikaans to English advantageous
• Keen eye for detail
• Willing to learn
• Ability to work to deadline
• Enjoy engaging with people online
• Flexible and proactive
• Fast learner
• Able to handle responsibility without continuous direction.
• Attend functions on behalf of Health24.com
Duties & Responsibilities
The intern’s duties include producing articles, photos and multimedia for Health24.com on the Web, as well as helping to put together the online presence for larger news packages and enterprise projects. He or she is also expected to assist editors by conducting research and compiling information for special sections, enterprise stories and breaking news events. The intern will gain technical experience working with HTML, Photoshop and our database-driven content management system. In addition, he or she will acquire more journalistic skills, including writing headlines and summaries and sharpening his or her news judgment. The internship is intended to teach the skills used by a producer for Health24.com. This on-the-job training will expose interns to how news judgments are made and how the plans for larger enterprise take shape. As the internship progresses, interns can expect to contribute more and more to the coverage. The applicant must be a junior, senior or graduate student at the time the application is submitted, but may have graduated before beginning the internship.
How to apply
Click here to apply online