Job Openings at Media Trust Limited - Daily Trust

Grade Level: Officer Grade 10

Job Summary

The UX Specialist will be responsible for creating seamless, engaging, and user-friendly digital experiences across our websites, mobile apps, and interactive platforms. Working closely with editorial, design, and technology teams, the specialist will ensure that our digital products are both visually appealing and highly functional.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct user research, usability testing, and audience feedback sessions to inform design decisions.
• Translate user needs and business goals into wireframes, prototypes, and final designs.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and editors to deliver intuitive and impactful digital products.
• Apply UX best practices to improve navigation, accessibility, and engagement across platforms.
• Develop user journeys, personas, and workflows to guide product development.
• Monitor analytics and user behaviour to continuously optimize experiences.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4 – 6 years’ experience in UX design, preferably in media, tech, or digital publishing.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UX projects.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools.
• Knowledge of front – end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A collaborative environment where creativity and innovation thrive.
• Opportunities for continuous professional growth.
• A chance to pioneer digital innovation in Nigerian journalism.

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Job Summary:

The Analytics & SEO Specialist will monitor and interpret digital audience data, implement SEO strategies, and optimize content performance to expand reach and engagement across our digital platforms.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Marketing, Mass Communication, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4 – 6 years’ experience in SEO, digital analytics, or audience development role.
• Proficiency in Google Analytics, SEO tools etc.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Experience with content management systems and digital publishing.

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Job Summary:

The AI Specialist/Developer will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications to support editorial work, enhance investigative journalism, and improve content delivery across platforms.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or related field (Master’s degree an advantage).
• 4 -6 years’ experience in AI/ML development.
• Strong programming skills (Python, Java, or C++).
• Proficiency with AI/ML frameworks
• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud AI).
• Prior experience applying AI in media or digital publishing is an added advantage.

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We are looking for highly competent, experienced, motivated, and results-driven individual that will fit into our Newsroom as Data Journalist. The successful candidate will support the newsroom by finding, analysing, and presenting data in innovative ways to produce stories that are both accurate and engaging across print, broadcast, and digital platforms.

The Data Journalist will work with Audio Visual and output desk, editors and reporters to identify stories hidden in numbers, develop visual presentations, and make complex issues easy for audiences to understand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect, clean, and analyse data to support news and feature stories.
• Work with reporters and editors to identify opportunities for data-driven storytelling.
• Create simple and clear charts, graphics, and visualizations for print and digital platforms.
• Support fact-checking and investigative projects through data analysis.
• Ensure accuracy, transparency, and integrity in all data-related work.
• Keep up to date with emerging tools and best practices in data journalism.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• 1 – 3 years of experience in journalism, research, or data analysis (internship or project-based experience acceptable).
• Basic proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets (knowledge of Python, R, or SQL is an advantage).
• Familiarity with data visualization tools.
• Good writing and storytelling skills with ability to translate numbers into clear narratives.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced, digital-first newsroom.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits,
• A dynamic newsroom environment that encourages innovation and creativity.
• Training and mentorship to build data journalism expertise.
• Opportunity to contribute to impactful journalism from the early years of your career.

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We are looking for highly competent, experienced, motivated, and results-driven individual that will fit into our Newsroom as Visual Investigative Journalist.

The Visual Investigative Journalist will combine strong investigative skills with advanced visual sources of information such as satellite pictures, CCTV etc to produce in-depth reports, documentaries, and multimedia packages that explain complex issues, as well as tell stories that otherwise would not have been told to engage diverse audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pitch, research, and execute investigative stories with strong visual components.
• Develop and produce documentaries, data-driven visuals, and multimedia investigations.
• Use video, photography, graphics, and other visual formats to present findings in compelling ways.
• Collaborate with reporters, editors, and producers to deliver cross-platform investigative projects.
• Apply advanced digital verification techniques to images, videos, and open-source content.
• Ensure all investigative work is accurate, ethical, and legally sound.
• Keep abreast of new tools and trends in visual and investigative journalism.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, Film/Media Studies, Political Science, or related field.
• 4 – 6 years of experience in investigative reporting, visual journalism, or documentary production.
• Proven ability to develop and deliver impactful investigative or documentary projects.
• Strong video editing, photography, and multimedia production skills.
• Proficiency with investigative and verification tools (e.g., reverse image search, geolocation tools, OSINT methods).
• Excellent storytelling, research, and analytical abilities.
• High ethical standards and commitment to public-interest journalism.
• Knowledge of Hausa or other Nigerian languages will be an advantage.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits in line with Officer Grade 11 level.
• Opportunities for professional training and international exposure.
• A collaborative newsroom culture that encourages innovation and creativity.
• A platform to produce journalism that holds power to account and makes impact.