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Date Posted: Monday, February 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Role Summary
We are a financial media company that produces financial information on emerging markets.
Based in the UK, we are looking for News Editors/Sub Editors to be based in our Zambia office.
The role of Assistant News Editors/Sub Editors is to ensure that the projects assigned are successful by meeting and exceeding targets.

We are hiring for two positions:
• Full Time
• Part Time (Weekends or Evenings only)

Responsibilities
• Manage and produce news with accuracy to daily and weekly deadlines
• Prepare team news production schedules and deadlines
• Provide training to news reporters and research writers
• Manage story pitching team meetings and obtain optimum workflow.
• Check with sources to ensure factual accuracy
• Manage and edit daily and weekly news, and special news stories
• Review and revise content for accuracy and quality, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
• Ensure that content is published in a timely manner.
• Ensure correct tone, voice, clarity, flow and structure of content.
• Ensure that content adheres to in-house style guide.
• Write blurbs, ledes, headlines, and straplines
• Compile and update style guides as required
• Collaborate with team to come up with fresh and creative ideas
• Ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines.
• Stay abreast of latest media trends and content best practices
• Support magazine and special reports production
• Monitor social media accounts for accuracy

Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, English or related field
• Online news and printed magazines editing experience
• Previous sub-editing or copy editing experience
• Experience working to tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines
• Experiencing in publishing and/or editing preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly organised and detail oriented
• Leadership and time management skills.
• Proficient in desktop publishing software and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of SEO preferred, but not required
Start date: ASAP
Remuneration: DOE

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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