The Mail & Guardian‘s website is looking for a specialised content producer. The role is part administrative, part editorial with lots of other bits thrown in to keep things fun.
Most importantly you’ll get to work with the driven M&G online team and help create an online presence for South Africa’s premier investigative newspaper.
Sound good? Keep reading and send us your CV.
Key Outputs
- Upload the Mail & Guardian newspaper to the website every week
- Assist in convergence between the newspaper and the website
- Run special reports based on both newspaper and online content
- Create a schedule and run the promotion of newspaper content throughout the week
- Sub-edit, craft headlines, captions and blurbs
- Create written content
- Assist in the production of multimedia content
- Be able to work flexible hours
Qualifications & Experience
- Appropriate post-matric qualification
- Basic HTML knowledge an advantage
- Online experience would be a great advantage, particularly any experience using a content management system
Knowledge
- Net-savvy
- Knowledge of media law and ethics
- First-class English language skills
- A firm grasp of current affairs, both local and international
- A thorough understanding of the Mail & Guardian news brand
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Exceptional planning and implementation skills
- Ability to quickly assimilate and apply the M&G‘s style
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure
- Able to meet deadlines
Behavioural / Attributes
- A lateral thinker
- A high degree of self-management
- Proactive
- Creative
- Sound judgement
- Team player
The appointment will be done in line with the M&G Media Ltd Employment Equity Policy and the remuneration will commensurate with the position. Applicants must be based in Johannesburg.
Applications should be addressed to Rowena Montsho
Email address: [email protected]
Deadline: October 12 2010