The Mail & Guardian Online is looking for a special projects coordinator. This is a junior to mid-level post that will report to the online deputy editor.
Key performance areas
Management and implementation of online projects, including:
- Microsites
- Special online reports
- Social networking campaigns
- Competitions
- Editorially-driven advertising campaigns
Skills include
- Assisting in the specification and brainstorming of projects
- Setting and driving deadlines
- Producing editorial content, or liaising with freelancers to produce content
- Planning and allocating resources
- Managing budgets
- Liaising between business stakeholders and service providers
- Quality control and bug tracking
- Traffic control of current and incoming projects
- Management of service providers, developers, freelance writers, photographers, sub-editors and web administrators
- Formation and management of internal task teams responsible for special projects
- Regular reporting on projects throughout their life cycle
Qualifications and experience
Required:
- Experience in a journalism environment
- Experience in social media
- Highly computer literate
- Experience in general project management
- Degree or diploma in a relevant subject
Beneficial:
- Experience in an online content environment
- Experience in the management of online or digital media projects
- A portfolio of completed projects
- Experience in Scrum or other agile methodologies
Characteristics and competencies
- Great attention to detail
- Self motivated and passionate
- A highly effective communicator, both verbally and in writing
- Works well under pressure
- A confident individual, unafraid of enforcing deadlines
- A team player
Applications should be addressed to Verashni Pillay
email address: [email protected]
Closing date: November 25 2011
Only shortlisted applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted. If you have not received a response within 14 days, please accept that your application was not successful.