eNCA is looking for two junior writer interns (night shift) in Johannesburg. eNCA is a 24-hour television news broadcaster focusing on South African and African stories
Reporting to the online news editor: eNCA Online, your key performance areas will include:
- Identify stories in line with editorial policy and aims
- Prepare morning stories and morning handover
- Constant monitoring of wire feeds
- Alert broader team to breaking new stories
- Write web-ready pieces using broadcast source material
- Source visuals from archives when needed
- Liaise with television side of the business to ensure relevant content is reflected on website
- Upload stories are tagged and effectively linked to other relevant content
- Technical troubleshooting
- Assist with content for social network sites, including Twitter and Facebook
- Make calls to emergency services and SAPS
- Upload channel packages and video into the CMS (content management system)
Requirements
- Computer literate
- Demonstrable interest in and passion for hard news
- Understanding of online news and new media
- Perfect English
- Strong writing skills
- Strong visual sense
- A passion for story telling
- Understanding of journalistic ethics
- Basic sense of legal issues around broadcast and online media
- Strong work ethic
- Good sense of humour and robust nature
- Solutions- and outcomes-orientated
- Good understanding of social media
- Ability to work under extreme pressure, and deliver on deadline
Advantageous:
- Proficiency with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Suite and /or other high-end video and photo editing tools
- Understanding of local and international web video trends and best practice
- Familiarity with web content management systems
- Own transport
The successful candidates will be required to work irregular and long hours, including weekends, public holidays and standby shifts.
How to apply
Closing date is 22 January 2016.
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If you possess the criteria and qualifications as stated, please send your Application form (download here) together with a detailed CV to [email protected]
Only shortlisted applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted. If you have not received a response within 14 days after closing of the advert, please accept that your application was not successful.
Via – eNCA