Digital News Copy Editor at Daily Trust

Competencies and key Responsibilities

• The candidate should have the qualities of being a team leader
• Ability to source very compelling lead and other top stories.
• The candidate must be able to turn regular and routine news items into big and in-depth reports.
• He/she must possess impeccable English writing skill and have copy editing and re-writing techniques.
• Ability to be a self-starter who can generate story ideas.
• The candidate must be able to assign, commission and guide reporters to do good, accurate, unique and unbiased stories.
• Must have the ability and skills to enrich and contextualise news reports.
• He/she must be very meticulous and should be able to identify gaps in news items and ensure the same are filed appropriately.
• The candidate must be able to separate the wheat from the chaff; that is, select and publish only quality stories that are of interest to the readers.

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum of a degree in Mass Communication, English, Social Sciences or any relevant subject
• Minimum of four years’ experience