Media Jobs at Concise News

Key duties:

• Source for and identify newsworthy events to cover.
• Attend general and social events and do proper photo coverages.
• Be able to sniff out newsmakers at events and take exclusive photos.
• Work closely with newsroom personnel to create and develop news stories
• Save and archive exclusively-taken photos for future reference.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Our Ideal candidate:

• Good news judgment is a must.
• Ability to accurately and consistently capture stories through camera lens and follow news.
• Ability to ask intelligent questions of newsmakers.
• Must be good at using photo editing packages like adobe photoshop.

• Can write appropriate photo captions and put few paragraphs together with minimal errors.

Qualification

• Minimum of OND
• 2 of years work experience in a newsroom is preferable.

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Key duties:

• Report stories using interviews, source documents, social media and original research.
• Work closely with graphic, photo and video teams to optimize and produce content.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned.
• Has good command of spelling, grammar and inverted pyramid newswriting.
• Understands reporting ethics and news sourcing.
• Demonstrates strong news judgment.
• Excels in a fast-paced news environment and understands the rudiments of digital news publishing.
• Is comfortable using social media, such as Twitter, Facebook and Periscope, to enhance reporting and promote stories.
• Understand multi-platform delivery.
• Comfortable with working weekends and nights as needed.
• Is willing to travel at the last minute to cover breaking news events.
• Has good working knowledge of content management system with emphasis on wordpress.

Qualifications
At least 2 years’ experience of news reporting with a recognised news medium, preferably an online news publisher.

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Social Media:

• Updates Facebook and Twitter Accounts.
• Responds to posts or comments to bring value to user’s interactions with the company.
• Posts updates, news and announcements in a timely manner using appropriate content.
• Performs research to find articles, stories, resources, or other content that is relevant to our customer base and posts it to our Facebook and Twitter page in a manner that invites conversation and interaction.
• Updates Facebook and Twitter accounts with current and relevant photos, video, or other content of the company activities and events.
• Grows the company online social networks by increasing fan base and interactions.
• Completes other social media projects as assigned.

Uses Google Analytics to assess trends and activity on the company`s website.

• Uses Facebook Insights to assess trends and activity on the company`s Facebookpage.
• Uses Twitter Analytics to assess trends and activity on the company`s Twitter page.
• Reviews data on the performance of social media platforms and adjusts plans or strategies to optimize reach.

• Create shareable content appropiate for specific networks to spread both our brand and our content.
• Monitor and engage in relevant social discussions about our company, competitors, and/or industry, both from existing leads and customers as well as from brand new audiences.
• Run regular social promotions and campaigns and track their success (e.g., Twitter chats, LinkedIn discussions, etc.).
• Drive consistent, relevant traffic and leads from our social network presence.

 Qualifications

• A Degree or equivalent work experience
• Active and well-rounded personal presence in social media, with a command of each network and their best practices.
• Familiarity and facility with mainstream social media platforms, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Nairaland, Bella Naija, Instagram, Google+ and LinkedIn.
• Excellent communicator and creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions.
• Most important needed skills include Adobe Creative Suite, graphic designing packages,  demand generation, inbound marketing, and blogging.
• Details oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.