Business Editor at Daily Trust

Job Description

• The Job holder will perform a variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication.
• The candidate also oversees the publication of a title in the Media Trust newspaper.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare, rewrite and edit business stories, reports, interviews and features
• Supervising and monitoring of business reporters.
• Plan the contents of business pages in according to the Media Trust style and editorial policy.
• Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
• Review and approve proof submitted by reporters, prior to publication production.
• Develop stories and content ideas, considering readers and audience appeal.
• Assign topics, events and stories to individual reporters for coverage.
• Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication and confer with Editor Daily Trust Newspaper regarding changes in content or publication.
• Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilisation of all news sources, such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and other reporters.
• Meet frequently with business departments to strategize on revenue generations to the company;
• Select local, state, national, and international news items received from wire services, based on assessment of items’ significance and interest value;
• Any other duty assigned.

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum of a degree in English or Mass Communication. A master’s degree in cognate area will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 8 years’ proven journalism experience with at least 4 years at a middle editorial position.
• Membership of NUJ or relevant professional bodies is important.

Skills and Competencies:

• Rich professional experience in editorial work;
• Understands the structure and content of the English Language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledgeable about media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Has knowledge of business, financial, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the business politics.
• Computer literate and knowledgeable about Microsoft Office Suite;
• A detailed knowledge of the company’s editorial policy and philosophy.
• Has a business drive, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, is flexible and has a “hands-on” approach.