City: Sandton
Job description
YOU magazine requires an entertainment editor based in the magazine's Johannesburg office.
The ideal candidate:
-Has excellent command of written and spoken English as a first language
-Has at least three years' experience as a writer/reporter for newspapers/magazines and can show a portfolio of original published writing, preferably with a celebrity/showbusiness focus
-Has an informed interest in the global world of entertainment and showbusiness, particularly but not exclusively film and TV, and the celebrities who people it
-Is a self-starter who without supervision can regularly produce pertinent, entertaining and informative ideas and creative reports and features on a variety of celebrity-focused and human-interest subjects
-Interacts easily and comfortably with people at all levels
-Can meet the constantly demanding deadlines of a weekly magazine
-Is prepared to work irregular hours and attend after-hours functions
-Is able to fit comfortably in an editorial team in a busy publishing environment.
If you meet the criteria please forward a two-page CV and short motivation letter to Zelda Cottle, by Friday, 25 March 2011.
In keeping with the Media24 policy preference will be given to candidates who will help us achieve our employment equity targets
Contact details
Zelda Cottle
Media24
+21 446 1221
zcottle@media24.com
Fax: 021-406-2937
More information here.
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